Mitchell (Mitch) Haas, Dean of Research at Western States Chiropractic College, was selected by the Oregon Public Health Association Board to fill the position of president-elect. Haas will assume the position of President at the Oregon Public Health Association Annual Meeting in October. He has been serving as the affiliate's  representative to APHA for several years, has served on several committees and also was the founding president of the Chiropractic Section of APHA. Haas is the first chiropractor to become president of a state public health association.

Past APHA Chiropractic Health Care Section Student Rep. Andrew C. Cohen, DC, was elected as president-elect of the Hawaii Public Health Association at their recent annual meeting. This is the first time a Doctor of Chiropractic has sat on the board in any capacity. Cohen is the second chiropractor to become president of a state public health association. He looks at this as an opportunity to increase cooperation between the chiropractors in Hawaii and the Public Health community seeing he also serves as the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association secretary. Cohen is in private practice in Honolulu.