Ross, Helen S. (1921-2016)
Date Updated
10-22-2019
Department
Health Science
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
1992
Educational Background
San Jose State University, 1992 Cert. Gerontology
University of California, Berkeley, 1971 Ed.D.
University of California, Berkeley, 1953 MPH
University of Utah, 1946 BS
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, 1970-1992
University of California at Berkeley, 1960-1970
Administrative and Professional Experience
Chief, Department of Health Education, Berkeley City Health Department;
Chief, Department of Health Education, Alameda County Department of Health Services;
Health Educator, Contra Costa County Health Department;
Health Educator, Alameda County Lung Association.
Consulted internationally for World Health Organization, Ford Foundation, USAID and UNFPA in the following assignments: Afghanistan, Egypt (3 short‑term assignments); Indonesia (18 times); Malaysia; Philippines (2 times); Bangladesh; India; Switzerland; Micronesian Islands. Served as a consultant in these areas: health education, family planning, immunizations, nutrition, environmental health, and organizational development and training methodology.
Selected Publications
Ross, Helen S. and Mico, Paul R., Health Education Theory and Practice, Mayfield Publishing Co., Palo Alto, CA, 1980 (translated into Chinese).
Mico, Paul R., and Ross, Helen S., Health Education and Behavioral Science, Third Party Associates, Inc., Oakland, CA (translated into Chinese).
Published approximately 30 articles, two book reviews, and many presentations at professional meetings.
Special Projects:
Principal Investigator: USPHS Community Health Coalition Multicultural Project.
Co‑Project Director: USPHS Health Promotions Multidisciplinary/Multicultural Project.
Files
Personal Commentary
Study tours and observations in the following countries: Rumania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Finland, Denmark, England, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Alaska, China, Jamaica, Nepal, Greek Islands, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Kenya, Morocco, Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Greece, France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand.
Served as a delegate of the American Public Health Association and American Society for the Aging to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Non‑Governmental Organizations, in Beijing and Huairou, held August 30 to September 8, 1995.
Recipient of the following honors: Distinguished Fellow Award of the National Society for Public Health Education; Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Writing and Outstanding Contribution to the Literature, Journal of Allied Health, American Society of Allied Health Professions; Exceptional Merit Service Award, awarded by the President, San Jose State University and the Chancellor's Office, California State Universities and Colleges; President's Award, Northern California Society for Public Health Education; Dorothy Nyswander Award for Leadership, 1996, Northern California Society for Public Health Education; Helen Ross Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership established by San Jose State University Department of Health Science, 1996.
Professional activities include: Served on Governing Council, American Public Health Association; President, National Society for Public Health Education; President of California Public Health Association; President Northern California Society for Public Health Education; Board of Directors, Mental Health Association, Alameda County; Board of Directors, American Cancer Society, Metro Unit.
Date Completed: 6/96
Adapted from: Biographies of Retired Faculty San Jose State University 1997: A Project of the Emeritus Faculty Association of San Jose State University. San Jose, CA: The University, 1997.