Title: Session on "Navigating the Ins and Outs of the APHA Policy Proposal Process" on December 13 at 12:30 pm
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Section/SPIG: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
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The Joint Policy Committee (JPC) invites members interested in submitting policy proposals to APHA to attend the first session on "Navigating the Ins and Outs of the APHA Policy Proposal Process" at the Philadelphia Convention Center Room 106A from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Seating is limited, and lunch will be served.
This session, as the title suggests, focuses on how to write better APHA policy. APHA has a number of policies on the books that staff are not able to use because they are either outdated, no longer relevant, or have too narrow a focus. At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- describe at least four characteristics of a good APHA policy statement;
- summarize the major steps in the APHA policy development, review and adoption process, including late-breakers;
- discuss how authors and Sections can assist in the policy implementation process; and
- identify the source of additional information and dates related to the 2006 policy process deadline.
If you have any questions, please e-mail <policy@apha.org>.