Health Education Awards
The 2008 Statewide Health Education Conference was held on October 23, 2008 at Brookland Baptist Conference Center in Columbia, SC. Health Education Awards for 2008 were presented in the following categories: Outstanding Health Educator of the Year, Outstanding New Health Educator of the Year, and Public Health Education Advocate.
- The Outstanding Health Educator of the Year Award recognizes a seasoned DHEC Health Educator who has made outstanding contributions toward public health Education. The nominee must exhibit exemplary performance in all areas of health education responsibility – assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, coordination, communication, and resourcing.
- The Outstanding New Health Educator of the Year recognizes a new DHEC Health Educator who has made outstanding contributions toward public health education.
- The Health Education Advocate Award recognizes an individual who serves as an advocate for improving the health status of South Carolina through public health education.
- The Health Education Customer Service Award recognizes a DHEC Health Educator for providing outstanding customer service while meeting program objectives. Note: This award was discontinued beginning with 2007.
Lavell Thornton (State Director of Public Health Education), Blythe Smith (2008 Outstanding New Health Educator), and Ellen Boyce (Region 1 Director of Health Education)
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Accepting for Murray L. Vincent, Ed.D., Public Health Education Advocate 2008 are his wife Virginia and daughter Christine along with Lavell Thornton and Doug Taylor |
Previous Health Education Award Winners (pdf)