The California Conference of Local Directors of Health
Education (CCLDHE) is a professional affiliate organization
of the California Conference of Local Health Officers.
Its purpose is to provide a centralized venue for all health
educators to bring forth career related issues, concerns
and needs. It serves as a professional clearinghouse for
public health education.
The membership of CCLDHE includes Directors of Health
Education in local official health agencies who provide overall
administrative direction, planning, and implementation and
supervision of public and community health education programs.
Legal authority for health education positions within
local public health agencies is established in California
Code of Regulations Title 17, Chapter 3, Article
3, Sections 1303 (Health Educator) and Section 1304 (Directors
of Health Education).
The affiliate was organized in 1963, when the California
Conference of Local Health Officers (CCLHO) passed a resolution
of various local health departments into statewide affiliate
groups
