| 523 | Friday, April 11, 2008 |
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| 8:45 AM-10:00 AM | Convention Center:121DE |
| AAHE/Professional Preparation |
| Improving the Quality of Professional Life: Benefits of Health-Ed Membership |
| Membership in national, state, and regional health education and promotion professional associations can be beneficial to the new and/or prospective professional. Association membership benefits include professional development opportunities, exposure to current research and pedagogy, career development, and networking.
Specific benefits of active professional organization membership will be presented and discussed for the tenured-track academic professional. |
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| Presider: Beverly Saxton Mahoney, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA |
| Panelists: Kathleen Young, California State University-Northridge, Northridge, CA; Amy Thompson, Kent State University, Kent, OH; Stephen L. Brown, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL; and Liliana Rojas Guyler, Harmony Garden, Cincinnati, OH |