Ty Oehrtman is a health educator with more than 15 years of experience helping schools create healthier environments for their students and staff. His professional experience includes work in a wide range of health topic areas. Most notably his background includes specializing in nutrition and physical activity promotion, injury and violence prevention, and comprehensive sexual health education. He is most interested in helping schools create systems and supportive environments where the healthy choice is always the easy choice. Throughout his career, Oehrtman has worked at the national, state, and local levels; he has supported hundreds of schools by facilitating the growth of school health teams, completing assessments of school environments, and developing innovative approaches to school health programs. Currently, Oehrtman is a Health Education Consultant at the Washington State Department of Health and the Vice President of the American School Health Association. Oehrtman has earned both bachelors and master’s degrees in health education specializing in school and adolescent health programs. He is also credentialed in the fields of training and instructional design, focusing on adult learning. Oehrtman has dedicated his career to helping other school health professionals become better leaders and champions of school health efforts in their own communities.
