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Prof receives health education award 12:40 p.m., June 9, 2004--Allan Waterfield, professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, received the Health Education Network of Delaware (HENOD) achievement award at its annual training conference in Newark this spring. HENOD is composed of professionals and volunteers whose goal is improving health education, programs, services, policies and resources. Waterfield served as the director of health promotion and research at UD and has been active in the field of health education. He has served as chairperson of the Governors Council on Lifestyle and Fitness and on the executive board of the National Association of Governors Councils on Fitness. A founder of the Delaware Coalition to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition, Waterfield is on the steering committee for the Lt. Governors Challenge, a state-sponsored fitness program. Working with the Delaware Division of Public Health, Waterfield helped originate the Get Up and Do Something campaign. He also has chaired IMPACT (Initiatives to Mobilize for the Prevention and Control of Tobacco-use) the Delaware Tobacco Prevention Coalition. He is a former board member of the American Lung Association of Delaware and of the American Cancer Society. Article by Sue Moncure To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |