We have 600 ANHE members in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee! Let’s join together to protect our patients, families, and communities from environmental harm and create healthy communities for current and future generations. We host events, share information about what’s going on, and create opportunities for nurses to talk to their legislators and each other about all things environmental health.
Meet Your South East Regional Forum Organizer
Dr. Cheryl L. Kovar PhD, RN, CNS, CPH (she, her)
Dr. Kovar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing Science for East Carolina University. She is an advanced practice nurse with over 25 years working in the public health sector at the local, state, and national levels in various leadership roles. She is an active member of the PHN section for APHA as well as serves on the North Carolina Alliance for Public Health Agencies (NCAPHA) which is a statewide workforce development board. She has conducted extensive research in the areas of public health practice, reproductive/sexual health, and adolescent high risk behavior. Dr. Kovar has published in peer review journals and is recognized as a national speaker on topics related to reproductive/sexual health in adolescent and young adults and public health leadership. She is the first faculty member at the College of Nursing (CON) to have her certification in public health (CPH). In addition, she is the only nurse from the CON to be appointed to serve as a scientific member of ECU’s University Medical Campus IRB’s Social and Behavioral IRB committee, and an alternate to the Biomedical IRB committee.