Continuing Education

The American School Health Association provides professional development opportunities for all those associated with school health programs.

A variety of professional development options include: conferences, self-study, and webinars to ensure accessibility.

The American School Health Association is a designated provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (#OH0005)

Most ASHA Annual School Health Conferences offer Continuing Medical Education (CME), Mental Health Contact Hours and Continuing Professional Education for Dietitians, CNE for school nurses as well as other accreditation to be assigned per event.


How to Purchase Continuing Education Contact Hours

All ASHA Self-Study Offerings are available for purchase from the ASHA Publications and Professional Development Materials page of the ASHA web site. To assist you in purchasing the materials, you can: 1) click on the title you wish to purchase on this page, or 2) type in - Self-Study - in the Search mechanism of this web site and it will provide a complete list of all ASHA self-study offerings.

Once you have completed the exam, mail your completed answer sheet and exam fee to:

ASHA CE, 4340 East West Hwy, Suite 403, Bethesda MD 20814

Your Continuing Education (CE) Certificate will be sent within 4-6 weeks of receipt of your answer sheet and examination fee.

Contact info@ashaweb.org with any questions. If you have any questions please call 301-652-8072 #124


Self-Study Offerings - Journal of School Health 

2013

Early Age of First Sex and Health Risk in an Urban Adolescent Population
May 2013 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions and Answer Sheet
Event # - 01091

A National Evaluation of the Impact of State Policies on Competitive Foods in Schools
April 2013 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions and Answer Sheet
Event # - 01090

Collaborative School-Based Obesity Interventions: Lessons Learned from Six Southern Districts
March 2013 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions and Answer Sheet
Event # - 01089

Exploration of the Link between Tobacco Retailers in School Neighborhoods and Student Smoking 
February 2013 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions and Answer Sheet
Event # - 01088

Associations of Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors with Children’s Health and Academic Problems
January 2013 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions and Answer Sheet
Event # - 01087

2012

Self-Injury among Early Adolescents: Identifying Segments Protected and at Risk
December 2012 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01086

Lessons from the Trenches: Meeting Evaluation Challenges in School Health Education
November 2012 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01085

A Menu for Health: Changes to New York City School Food, 2001 to 2011
October 2012 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01084

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Physical Activity Behavior among Elementary School Personnel:
Baseline Results from the ACTION Worksite Wellness Program

September 2012 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01083

Protective Connections and Educational Attainment among Young Adults with Childhood-onset Chronic Illness
August 2012 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01082

Geographic Variations in Elementary-School-Based Physical Activity Practices
July 2012 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01081

Strength and Comprehensiveness of District School Wellness Policies Predict Policy Implementation
at the School Level

June 2012 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01080

Association and Diffusion of Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies on the State and District Level
May 2012 Journal of School Health
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01078

An Analysis of Community Use Policies in Missouri School Districts
April 2012 issue of the Journal of School Health 
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01077

An Adaptive Community-Based Participatory Approach to Formative Assessment With High Schools for Obesity Intervention
March 2012 issue of the Journal of School Health 
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01076

The Effect of Nutrient-Based Standards on Competitive Foods in Three Schools: Potential Savings in Kilocalories
February 2012 issue of the Journal of School Health 
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01075

Systematic Review of Social Network Analysis in Adolescent Cigarette Smoking Behavior
January 2012 issue of the Journal of School Health 
1.0 CECH Category I CHES, OH0005 available
CE Exam Questions
Event # - 01074

2011

Association of Physical Fitness and Academic Performance Among Schoolchildren
December 2011 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01072
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Perception of Overweight is Associated with Poor Academic Performance in U.S. Adolescents
November 2011 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01071
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Prevention of Dengue Fever… Students Empowered as Change Agents
September 2011 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01070
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

The Impact of Truant and Alcohol-Related Behavior on Educational Aspirations:
A Study of United States High School Seniors
August 2011 - Journal of School Health

Event # - 01069
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Computer Availability and Principals’ Perceptions of Online Surveys
July 2011 - Journal of School Health

Event # - 01068
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Prioritizing the School Environment in School Violence Prevention Efforts
June 2011 - Journal of School Health

Event # - 01067
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

The Effects of No Child Left Behind on the Prevalence of Evidence-Based Drug Prevention Curricula in the Nation’s Middle Schools

May 2011 - Journal of School Health                                                                                             

Event # - 01066

1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour                                             

1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

School climate factors contributing to student and faculty perceptions of safety in select Arizona schools

April 2011 - Journal of School Health

Event # - 01065
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Mental health characteristics and health-seeking behaviors of adolescent school-based health center users and nonusers

March 2011 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01064
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Impacts of Metal Detector Use in Schools: Insights from Fifteen Years of Research
February 2011 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01063
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Teaching Healthful Food Choices to Elementary School Students and Their Parents:

The Nutrition DetectivesTM Program
January 2011 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01062
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

2010

Cyberbullying and Self-Esteem
December 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01061
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

School Wellness Policies: Perceptions, Barriers, and Needs Among School Leaders and Wellness Advocates
November 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01060
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Diabulimia and the Role of School Health Personnel
October 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01059
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

School Children's Consumption of Competitive Foods
and Beverages, Excluding a la carte?

September 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01058
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Should Gun Safety Be Taught In Schools?
Perspectives of Teachers

August 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01057
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Implementing and Evaluating a School-Based Program to Improve Childhood Vision
July 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01056
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

School Policies and Practices that Improve Indoor Air Quality
June 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01055
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Psychometric Characteristics of the Parsimonious Chinese Version
of the Smoking Self-Efficacy Survey (CSSES-20)

May 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01054
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Strategies for Implementing School-Located Influenza Vaccination of Children:
A Systematic Literature Review

April 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01053
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Cultural Context of School Communities in Rural Hawaii
to Inform Youth Violence Prevention

March 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01052
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Active Parent Consent for Health Surveys
with Urban Middle School Students: Processes and Outcomes

February 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01051
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Individual, Family, and Community Environmental Correlates
of Obesity in Latino Elementary School Children

January 2010 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01050
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

 

2009

Inventory Versus Checklist Approach to Assess Middle School a la carte Food Availability
December 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01049
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

The Impact of School Socioeconomic Status on Student Lunch Consumption
After Implementation of the Texas School Nutrition Policy

November 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01048
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Improving the School Environment to Reduce School Violence: A Review of the Literature
October 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01047
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Condom Provision and Education in Minnesota Public Schools: A Telephone Survey of Parents
September 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01046
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Influence of Funding Cuts on Texas School Tobacco Programs
August 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01045
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Implementation of a Walking School Bus: Lessons Learned
July 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01044
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

School Psychologists' Perceived Competence and Training Needs for Student Substance Abuse
June 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01043
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Implementation of a School- Based State Policy to Increase Physical Activity
May 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01042
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Relation of School Environment and Policy to Adolescent Physical Activity
April 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01041
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

A Retrospective Examination of the Relationship Between
Implementation Quality of the Coordinated School Health Program Model
and School-Level Academic Indicators Over Time

March 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01040
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

Alcohol Use Among Rural Middle School Students:
Adolescents, Parents, Teachers, and Community Leaders' Perceptions

February 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01039
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005

The Relationship Between School Policies and Youth Tobacco Use
January 2009 - Journal of School Health
Event # - 01038
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hour
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005


Self-Study Offerings - Other

Coordinated School Health: Making the Vision the Mission
DVD of Pat Cooper Keynote Address
79th Annual ASHA School Health Conference (2005)
Event # - 01079
1.0 CECH Category 1 CHES, OH0005
1.0 Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hours