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Joanne Chopak-Foss

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6276-0748

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1993 …2026

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Biography, Disciplines and Teaching Interests
Dr. Chopak-Foss is a Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Community Health in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. Dr. Chopak-Foss received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Pennsylvania State University in Health Education and B.S. degree in Physical Education from the University of Delaware.  
Dr. Chopak-Foss has over 28 years of experience in the academic setting.  She has been on the forefront of curriculum development for both undergraduate and graduate education in public health and has developed over 10 different classes during her professional career.
She currently servies in the position MPH program director for the college.  Her research interests have focused on a variety of Maternal and Child Health Issues including: improving health literacy among children and adolescents, improving breastfeeding duration and exlusivity in low-income women, education on safe sleep for newborns, antecedents for adolescent pregnancy and early pubertal timing, eating disorders among athletes and, health and sexual health curriculum development for K-12.
Dr. Chopak-Foss is a Fellow in the American School Health Association and a past member of APHA.  Her current professional affiliations include The Society for Public Health Education, the Georgia Chapter of the Society for Public Health Education, the Georgia Public Health Association and Eta Sigma Gamma, National Professional Health Science honorary.  
 
 
Disciplines: Community Health. Health Education and Promotion, Maternal and Child Health

Teaching interests

Community Health Education and Promotion Practice, Maternal and Child Health issues

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Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D. in Health Education, The Pennsylvania State University

… → 1993

M.S. in Health Education, The Pennsylvania State University

… → 1987

B.S. in Physical Education, University of Delaware

… → 1982

Disciplines

  • Public Health Education and Promotion

Research Interests

  • Adolescent Health Issues
  • Eating Disorder Prevention
  • Maternal and Child Health issues
  • Health Literacy
  • Sexuality Education
  • Maternal and Child Health

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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