Executive Director
1541 Alta Drive
Suite 303
Whitehall, PA
USA 18052-5642
Email: llysoby@nchec.org
Disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Linda Lysoby, MS, CHES, is the Executive Director of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. The mission of The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) is to improve the practice of health education and to serve the public and profession of health education by certifying health education specialists, promoting professional development, and strengthening professional preparation and practice. Linda oversees the activities of this national credentialing agency for health educators including testing, renewals and recertification. She is responsible for policy formation, strategic planning, budgeting, marketing, personnel management, working with four voluntary boards and other initiatives to further the mission of NCHEC. As the NCHEC Executive Director, she is responsible for the contracting and oversight of the activities to verify the competencies that are the basis of the credential.
Linda has co-authored articles in peer reviewed journals including Health Education & Behavior and The American Journal of Health Education. Linda is a Certified Health Education Specialist and has presented at national conferences including the American Public Health Association Conference, The National Organization for Competency Assurance, The Society for Public Health Educators Conference and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Dance.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.