Advocacy of health education continues to be among NCHE's most important functions. Since its founding, NCHE has

Built awareness through extensive participation in official and voluntary select committees and study groups;

Authored guest editorials and original articles in professional and trade journals;

Promoted the need for health education with representatives of foundations, corporations, school systems, voluntary agencies, organized labor, health departments, professional associations, foreign governments, universities, and the media;and

Given presentations at meetings and conferences including those sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American School Health Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Science Teachers Association, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

National Health Education Advocacy Summit, Washington, DC