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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Dennis, Dixie L.; Lysoby, Linda – Health Educator, 2010
The only advanced credential exam for health educators, The Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), involved a seven-year process. The process began in December 2004, with the information from the Competency Update Project (CUP) report that health educators practice at entry- and advanced-levels of practice. In October 2011, the date…
Descriptors: Health Education, Specialists, Credentials, Masters Programs
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Dennis, Dixie L.; Alley, Kelly Bishop; Aduroja, Amos – Health Educator, 2008
Through the 6-year National Health Educator Competencies Update Project (CUP), in 2004, the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC), American Association for Health Education (AAHE), and Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) completed verification of advanced-level competencies and subcompetencies for health…
Descriptors: Health Education, Feasibility Studies, Certification, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Dennis, Dixie L.; Dennis, Brent G. – Health Educator: Journal of Eta Sigma Gamma, 2002
Suggests a unique mental health prevention strategy that focuses on spiritual education in public schools, defining spirituality, describing the spirituality-mental health connection, highlighting educators' responsibility toward spiritual education, and offering specific activities and strategies for enhancing students' spirituality suitable for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health, Public Schools, Spirituality