OHP 20th Anniversary Highlights

Happy 20th Anniversary! Tara Schuster starts in the position of health educator 1998 2000 Student Health Alliance of Peer Educators (SHAPE) starts 2001 Southern College Health Association (SCHA) annual meeting held at Emory 2002 Dr. Huey comes to Emory! 2003 Carol Kelly, MA, RD, CSSD, LD becomes permanent staff 2005 Corey Anderson hired as Administrative Assistant Heather Zesiger, MPH, MCHES begins work as Director Gini Plummer receives Georgia Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grant 2006 First population level ACHA-NCHA Alcohol and Other Drugs at Emory (AOD) Task Force Report First Health Ed staff strategic planning retreat Willie Bannister, LPC, NCC starts as Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Counselor 2007 Alex Vinson is our RHD Fellow Alyssa Lederer joins HEP as a health educator jointly appointed with FSAP Aline Jesus Rafi joins as first full time coordinator of sexual assault prevention education and response SHAPE discontinued as student needs and interests evolve HEP begins exploring meditation as a health promoting practice 2008 HEP develops a facebook page First mini-course debuts (SleepWell) Corey Anderson leaves and Lex Gilbert joins as Administrative Assistant Dan Hootman is our RHD Fellow 2009 Be Well Excel listserv begins SAAGA and TBTN join forces to become ASAP Amanda Dookwah is our RHD Fellow 2010 Amanda Yu begins as the Health Educator at Oxford PE 101 as we know it ends We change our name to Office of Health Promotion (OHP) at our annual retreat Raphael Coleman is our RHD Fellow Marc Cordon, MPH joins us as Health Promotion Specialist and Associate Director Aline Jesus Rafi leaves to finish her PhD ATP is discontinued due to student input Sexual Assault Peer Advocates (SAPA) begins 2012 Willie Bannister and Lauren Bernstein co-present at NASPA Dooley quits smoking as Emory becomes Tobacco-Free Water and Soap saves lives (film contest with Arts at Emory) 1991 Health Education Begins! Mary Krueger is first coordinator Shirley Banks, Certified Sexuality Counselor Carol Kelly, RD, LD, CSSW, MS Virginia (Gini) Plummer, LCSW Michael Huey, MD Heather Zesiger, MPH, MCHES Willie Bannister, Jr, LPC, NCCC Alyssa Lederer Aline Jesus Rafi Lex Gilbert Marc Cordon, MPH Lauren Bernstein, MSW 2011 Lord Dooley Sheri Lawal More 2005 President's Mental Health Task Force Report calls for an increase in personnel and related services and lays the foundation for expansion in student support We add Health Promotion to our department name: Health Education and Promotion (HEP) More 2006 Gini Plummer, LCSW wins the Humanitarian Award Desiree Ashong is our first RHD Fellow More 2008 Be Well Excel logo created First departmental community needs assessment: how faculty and staff respond to student in crisis Heather Zesiger elected chair of the Health Promotion section of the American College Health Association (ACHA) First RSPH practical experience student, Sheri Lawal Alyssa Lederer leaves to pursue her PhD We launch Student Health 101 More 2011 Lauren Bernstein, MSW joins us and becomes coordinator of the Respect program OHP Blog launches Joint retreat with Georgia Tech HP staff Record participation in the NCHA at Emory; national model Sue Gloor is our RHD Fellow More 2012 Healthy Campus Coalition has its first meeting Lauren Bernstein wins Advisor of the Year Michael Faccini is our RHD Fellow We have 19 summer interns! More 2000 Virginia Plummer, LCSW begins contract position as Alcohol, and Other Substance Abuse Prevention Counselor 1999 Moved to 1525 building from Uppergate Drive Shirley Banks begins her position as health educator, later sexuality counselor 1995 Anonymous HIV Testing Program begins More 2010 Office of Health Promotion, Emory University 1991-2012 For over twenty years there has been a movement at Emory to promote student well-being through programs and services that are evidence-informed, student-centered and engaging. Our work helps students Be Well and Excel in and out of the classroom and become change-agents at Emory an in their communities. This prezi shares key moments from our history. What's next for OHP? Ever-increasing student engagement Search underway for an ATOD prevention specialist to coordinate population-level and campus-community prevention efforts Socio-ecological interventions to promote health are a priority for Campus Life Play Emory takes shape as a new partner on campus "Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where they learn, work, play and love. Health is created by caring for oneself and others, by being able to make decisions and have control over one's life circumstances, and by ensuring that the society one lives in creates conditions that allow the attainment of health by all its members." WHO Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1986. 1997 Colleen Carter-Lunceford begins as coordinator of health education Carol Kelly, RD, LD begins contract position as nutrition educator