The #slowchathealth blog is meant to be the voice of health educators and as such, guest bloggers are always welcome. To date, our guests bloggers have been:

Shaun Bowes (Australia) – “Health Literacy“

Jessica Lawrence (USA) – “No More Cupcakes for Birthday Parties?” AND “Confident Me“

Eric Conrad (USA) – “Moving Beyond the Silos“

Scott Todnem (USA) – “Three Simple Things“

Claudia Brown (USA) – “Practice Makes Perfect“

Georgia Dougherty (New Zealand) – “Te Whare Tapa Whā” and “Mental Health ≠ Mental Illness”

Jim Davis (USA) – “Triple Salchows, Accurate Looking, and the Role of Exercise in Concussion” AND “Understanding Stress“

Caroline eHealthInformer (USA) – “How to Reduce Student Stress“

Andy Horne (USA) – “The Neglected Heart” AND “Helping Students Improve Their Health Literacy“

Anonymous (USA) – “Spreading Positivity

Brian Griffith (USA) – “Effective Video Integration in Health Education“

Pat Coleman (Australia) – “Digital Breakout“

Danielle Petrucci (USA) – “The Future of Food: A Green Revolution” AND “Increasing Student Self-Esteem in a Media Saturated Society“

Mike Kuczala (USA) – “Being Physically Active in Content Review“

Christine Murray & Joanna Wolk (USA) – “Why Become National Certified in Health Education?“

Kathleen Shannon (USA) – “Food Allergy Awareness Month“

Caroline Black (USA) – “5 Ways to De-Stress at Work“

Nicole Collins (USA) – “Give Students Language“

Levi Todd (USA) – “Between Friends“

Rachel Erb (USA) – “Operation Make Someone Smile“

Tammy Wynard (USA) – “ACE’s and TIP’s“

Jamie Sparks (USA) – “Advocacy“

@Between_Friends (USA) – “Adults Listen Up“

@GenderSpectrum (USA) – ‘Life-Affirming for All, Life-Saving for Some‘

Celia Fleck (New Zealand) – ‘Love, Hope and Peace‘.

Stephanie Ferri (USA) – ‘To Be Anti-Porn, Or Not To Be, That Is The Question.‘

Allisha Blanchette (USA) – ‘Cell Phones in the Class?’

Alex Bocian (USA) – ‘Three Things to Know About Service Dogs‘

Kathy Brophy (USA) – ‘Thanks for the Catch‘

Kim Comatas (USA) – ‘Consent‘

Stephanie Kelln (USA) – ‘Put on Your Own Mask: Secondary Trauma in Education‘

Olivia Starr (USA) – ‘Teen Pregnancy Rate – Increasing or Decreasing?‘

Leah Lipschitz (USA) – ‘Practical Mindfulness‘

Amy Prior (USA) – ‘Building Your Health Curriculum‘

Dr. Lea Lis (USA) – ‘Childhood Crush – Can It Be Love?‘

Isabell Gaylord (USA) – ‘10 Health and Well-being Perks of Journaling for Teenagers‘

Shafia Zaloom (USA) – ‘Teaching Consent‘

Drew Miller (USA) – ‘Rethinking the way we talk about nutrition, body size and health‘

Anonymous (USA) – ‘Fear‘

Sarah Chap (USA) – ‘Self-Management‘

Carlos Andrés Gómez (USA) – ‘Do Not Confuse or Conflate‘

Maria Schneider (USA) – ‘Breathing Life into Health Skill 8: A Twist on the Traditional Field Day‘

Emily Zien (USA) – ‘Goal Setting in the Pandemic‘

Anna Marriott (USA) – ‘Golden Egg‘

Allisha Blanchette (USA) – ‘Starting a Purposeful Practice of EDI’

Kevin Shephard (USA) – ‘Words Matter’

Dr. Ina Park (USA) – ‘How can we #stopSTIgma?‘

Kirsten Gonzales (USA) – ‘How to Empower Students with Mindful Nutrition at Home’

Matthew Bassett (USA) – ‘Dear Parents‘

Dr. Kim Morton (USA) – ‘Sticky Learning Strategies‘

Duncan Van Dusen (USA) – ‘3 Crucial Jobs for PE Teachers that Aren’t in the Job Description‘

Jessica Matheson (USA) – ‘Call to Action : Women Sports‘

Candor Health Education & Sandi Metcalfe (USA) – ‘The Power of Positive Self-Talk‘

Candor Health Education & Liz Garcia (USA) – ‘Teach Mental Health Now for Skills Later‘

Candor Health Education & Terence Hodges (USA) – ‘Teaching Sex Education to Young People With Disabilities‘

Candor Health Education & Eleanor Evins (USA) – ‘Disposable Menstrual Products: Impact & Alternatives’

Additionally, #slowchathealth puts out an annual call for microblog posts (posts less than 500 words) for #microblogweek. The response is always outstanding, with a global group of educators sharing their thoughts in bite-sized posts. Please consider clicking on the hashtag and following each and every one of these outstanding bloggers.

If you are interested in sharing your passion for health education with a global audience of like-minded educators, please don’t hesitate to contact me at milnea@nths.net.