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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Ingrid Davis, MPA, Michigan Public Health Association, 5670 DeVille Court, East Lansing, MI 48823, 517-335-9546, Davisi1@michigan.gov
The Michigan Public Health Association (MPHA) received an APHA Challenge grant to set-up of a list-serve and web site. The purpose of the list-serve is to improve communications and public relations with our members, and allow members to share important public health information with each other. The list-serve will allow ongoing group discussion and communication among the 350 MPHA members, and will assure expedient actions for state and national legislation. Getting APHA alerts out to members on a regular basis will encourage rapid involvement of advocacy from a grassroots level. Public Health professionals, academia and community based organizations can work more closely together by communicating and sharing policy, research and practice ideas.
Another goal of the list-serve is to retain current MPHA members, increase our current MPHA membership, and recruitment of APHA members. APHA and affiliate information can be shared on a regular basis with MPHA members.
In addition to the MPHA member list-serve, separate list-serves are set up for the MPHA Board, Nursing Section and Oral Health Section. These list-serves will enhance communication among members of the Board, and sections.
Objectives
A. To increase MPHA and APHA membership. B. To communicate state and national action alerts among members. C. To provide a means of communicating important public health information to members and to allow discussion and collaboration among members of this information. D. Allows MPHA committees and sections to share and discuss information.
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Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.