For nearly 30 years, SOPHE (@SOPHEtweets) has celebrated National Health Education Week, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, during the third week of October, this year being October 20 – 24, 2025. The purpose of NHEW is to increase national awareness on major public health issues and promote a better understanding of the role of health education. Our Friday Five provides the daily themes of the week, webinars to attend, information about Health Literacy Month and much more.
2025 Daily Themes
Each day of the week has a special theme around which organizations can plan activities. The daily themes are as follows:
- Monday, October 20: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Data Use and Information Sharing
- Tuesday, October 21: Preparing the Next Generation of the Health Education Workforce to be Self-Directed Learners
- Wednesday, October 22: What I Wish I Knew: Insights and Lessons from Transitioning Grassroots Advocacy to Nonprofit Work
- Thursday, October 23: Empowering Women’s Health: Redesigning Education for Accessibility and Equity
- Friday, October 24: Linguistic Equity: Educating the Health Workforce on Delivery of Your Health in Your Language
SOPHE provides materials and suggestions for ways to share messages using a variety of channels to communicate a message is most effective.
2025 Daily NHEW Webinars
Be sure to register for these daily webinars and increase national awareness on major public health issues and promote a better understanding of the role of health education.
- Monday – Ethics of AI in Public Health Data Use and Information Sharing
- Tuesday – Preparing the Next Generation of the Health Education Workforce to be Self-Directed Learners
- Wednesday – What I Wish I Knew: Insights and Lessons from Transitioning Grassroots Advocacy to Nonprofit Work
- Thursday – Empowering Women’s Health: Redesigning Education for Accessibility and Equity
- Friday – Linguistic Equity: Educating the Health Workforce on Delivery of Your Health in Your Language
October is Health Literacy Month
October is Health Literacy Month! SOPHE recognizes the importance of this topic and its impact on health information. Continue the converstion so we can come together to improve public health. #publichealth #HealthLiteracyMonth #october #SOPHE pic.twitter.com/whfAVZnq8Y
— SOPHE (@SOPHEtweets) October 7, 2025
2026 Annual Conference
The SOPHE Annual Conference unites 900+ leading voices in school health and public health education, promotion and practice. Join SOPHE to share evidence-based practices, build new skills, and stay current with cutting-edge tools and technologies—while earning CHES/MCHES credits. The Society for Public Health Education Annual Conference, to be held April 22-24, 2026 with a preconference day on April 21st. Last year’s event sold out so take advantage of Early Bird rates until January 31 to secure your spot.
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