Program Co-Chair must have strong organizational skills

APHA Annual Meetings are organized and run by volunteers. Each session has a chair and co-chair, who plans and organizes the section's portion of the APHA Annual Meeting, along with the help of volunteer reviewers. The CHPPD Program Co-Chair position is for a two-year term starting after the Annual Meeting in 2010 and effective through 2012. This is a volunteer position. The co-chair has to be an APHA member and attend both the 2011 and 2012 conferences. 

This position has waves of intense work, especially from March through July as abstract submission, session and moderator assignments have to be met, and again around the Annual Meeting. Strong planning skills, computer skills and attention to detail are a must. A good deal of coordination, timely communication, a sense of humor and flexibility are needed to effectively work with APHA, CHPPD leadership, other APHA sections, abstract submitters and reviewers, presenters and moderators.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and can commit to attend the APHA Annual Meeting for year 2011 as well 2012. Interested in this exciting opportunity? E-mail Padma Arvind at padma.arvind@co.middlesex.nj.us.

Newsletter Co-Editors need community engagement and technical skills

CHPPD seeks two Newsletter Co-Editors. Probably a more accurate title would be “Community Engagement Specialists”.  Newsletter co-editors engage CHPPD members in development, publishing and evaluation of the newsletters, and ensure timely publication of the electronic newsletters. The newsletters includes articles on topics of interest to the Section as well as articles on how the Section is advancing the profession; links to relevant web sites; information on obtaining professional resources; message from the chair; information on upcoming conferences; and the APHA Annual Meeting. 

There is an opening for two Newsletter Co-Editors, and there will be training and mentorship available for each Co-Editor. Estimated time commitment is about 2-5 hours over a two-week period in January, June and September when articles have to be submitted online, with lighter time commitment in between. One of the Co-Editors will be nominated for a one-year term, and the other a two-year term. This is a voluntary position.  he newsletter editor must be comfortable with using technology, and have access to Windows operating system. 

Interested in becoming more involved with your CHPPD Section? E-mail Sami Jarrah at sami.kamal.jarrah@gmail.com or Elizabeth Schiffman at elizabeth.schiffman@gmail.com.