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Sliepcevich Collection

Exhibit display showing a graduation gown worn by Dr. Sliepcevich This collection of materials spans Dr. Elena M. Sliepcevich’s career from the late 1920’s to her retirement in the early 1990’s. Limited memorabilia and personal materials from her early days in Montana to later documentation of degrees, honors, and distinctions tell the story of a prolific academician and organizer. In addition to personal and faculty records, this collection contains correspondence and organizational records documenting Dr. Sliepcevich’s notable work as director of the instrumental School Health Education Study (SHES) prior to her appointment at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU). Several sample health education curriculum kits developed by the School Health Education Study, also known as SHES, and related research programs are included.

Known for her generosity in sharing resources and texts from her personal library, Dr. Sliepcevich’s collection also incorporates a key collection of published material relating to health education. Dr. Sliepcevich’s own professional contributions are represented by records of her speeches, articles, book manuscripts and other writings, as well as by samples of student dissertations that she advised during her tenure as a professor at SIU.

In collaboration with and support of Dr. Judy C. Drolet, Professor Emeritus and formerly titled Health Education program, this collection is now accessible to students and scholars.  Dr. Brandye D. Nobiling,  Senior Archivist, while a PhD candidate from the SIUC Health Education program, processed this invaluable collection. It is housed in the SIU Morris library Special Collections Research Center.

Centre Research & Scholarly Work

The Elena M. Sliepcevich Papers, donated by her family, served as the inaugural Collection for the Elena M. Sliepcevich Centre for Health Education Studies (EMS CHES) named in her honor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. In 2008, Dr. Judy C. Drolet traveled to Norman, Oklahoma, with Dr. Elaine M. Vitello and Dr. Larry Townsend to obtain these Papers to create the Elena M. Sliepcevich Centre Collections at SIU's Morris Library Special Collections Research Center.

Prepared for researchers by EMS CHES Fellow Dr. Brandye D. Nobiling, the Sliepcevich Collection is complemented by Dr. C.E. Turner's Papers donated by the American School Health Association, Papers donated by the family of Dr. Paul D. Sarvela, and Dr. Drolet's own Papers. Elena M. Sliepcevich Centre Collections development and research are ongoing. Researchers and practitioners, students and historians may explore the rich history of Health Education and conduct data collection through these Collections.

Elena M. Sliepcevich Selected Publications

Feauture Articles on Dr. Sliepcevich and the Centre

Peer-Reviewed Research by the Centre Fellows

  • Lyde, A.L. & Nobiling, B.D. (2014). The School Health Education Study: Illuminating the Past to Understand the Present. Poster session presented at the 65th Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. March 19-21, 2014.
  • Nobiling, B.D. & Lyde, A.L. (2015). From the School Health Education Study to the National Health Education Standards: Concepts Endure. Journal of School Health, 8(5), 309-317.

Health Education Key Leaders Collection

The Elena M. Sliepcevich Centre for Health Education Studies includes multiple Collections of professional materials. In addition to the Sliepcevich Collection that launched the Centre, The SIU Collection of Health Education Key Leaders is an accumulation of historical documents in health education about the entire profession, in general, and the Department of Health Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, specifically.

This Collection is initiated with materials related to the history of health education collected by selected key leaders. These resources provide an archived illustration of the spirit of the profession’s past. They, and other acquisitions for this evolving Collection, offer a gateway for additional future collections and research. Examples from this Key Leaders Collection include:

  • The C.E. Turner papers, generously donated by the American School Health Association, include documents as they relate to his World Health Organization consulting work in Asia, Europe, and North America. The Turner files also include materials from selected National and International organizations, including Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, American Red Cross, United States Public Health Service and War Service, and International Planned Parenthood Foundation. National health education and public health organization materials are included in the collection, including those from the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; American School Health Association; American Public Health Association; and Society for Public Health Education, as Dr. Turner was a founding member and first president of the latter association.
  • The Judy Catherine Drolet papers include documentation of the renowned Seaside Health Education Conference as well as its national and state evaluations, selected publications, reports, and curricula focusing on topics such as the Role Delineation Project, school health education, sexuality education, and professional preparation. The Drolet materials also contain files on the Health Education Honorary, Eta Sigma Gamma, and selected key leaders in health education, including Drs. Robert Russell, William Carlyon, Delbert Oberteuffer, Richard Means, and Eileen Harris (Zunich) among others.

Key Leaders Interviews from International Electronic Journal of Health Education (IEJHE)

From 1989 to 2011, Dr. Mark Kittleson was Professor of Health Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is most widely known for being founder of the International Electronic Journal of Health Education (IEJHE) (1997) later purchased by the American Association of Health Education; and HEDIR. Some consider HEDIR to be the FIRST social network for the profession, created to bring its nearly 2,000 subscribers/professionals together from across all work settings.

Dr. Kittleson's inaugural Elena M. Sliepcevich Centre for Health Education Studies (EMS CHES) contribution is the collection of interviews conducted by Health Education key leaders of key leaders. These interviews conducted between 1997-1999 are unique artifacts among those in the EMS CHES Collections.

International Electronic Journal of Health Education (1997–1999)