The return to school means the Annual Meeting will soon be approaching. The Annual Meeting offers many great opportunities for students to get more involved with other students and public health professionals. For those student members who are planning to attend, there are opportunities to volunteer both with the Disability Section and with the Meeting in general. You also might consider attending the 5th Annual Student Assembly Meeting. This year’s theme is “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Transforming the US Health Care System and will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Whether you are able to attend this year’s Meeting or not, please stay up-to-date by checking out APHA on Facebook. This is not only a great networking tool, but also a good resource for policy updates. There are links to the Annual Meeting Schedule-at-a-Glance and Take Action APHA legislative policy alerts, as well as upcoming APHA Student Assembly events.
Student members with disabilities who are majoring in public health, health promotion, disability studies, disability research, or a related field may be interested in applying for the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Scholarship Program. For more information on the scholarship and application instructions, visit the AAHD Web site (www.aahd.us) and follow the “scholarship program” link.
If you have questions or want more information about specific opportunities at the Annual Meeting, please don’t hesitate to e-mail Anjali Truitt, Student Liaison, at artruitt@uw.edu.