Established in 1989, the National Association of Health Education Centers (NAHEC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting a national network of organizations that provide health education programs. NAHEC members may be independent or affiliated with hospitals, museums, schools, science centers, or universities. Via member organizations across the nation, over 3.7 million children and adults receive vital health education that empowers them to actively participate in creating healthier communities.
Our Mission
Our mission is to make health education broadly accessible, effective, and sustainable.
This organization shall meet its mission by:
- Promoting the advancement and development of health education organizations.
- Advancing health literacy through collaborative relationships with organizations that share a commitment to health knowledge.
- Providing strategic leadership to promote methodologies that demonstrate most current science and future trends of health and education.
- Leading in far-reaching distribution systems for health education.
Our Vision
Empowered children and adults building healthier communities resulting in reduced healthcare costs.
Our Core Values
Quality of life for all is improved by:
- Empowering children and adults to make healthier choices,
- Reducing the costs of health care through disease and injury prevention, and
- Increasing health literacy, especially to the underserved.
