Michael Case, immediate past chair of the HIV/AIDS Section, has been elected by the Intersectional Council Steering Committee to fill a vacancy on the committee with a term expiring in 2008. The Intersectional Council represent the interests and common concerns of the Sections to the APHA Executive Board; facilitates relations between the Sections and other relevant bodies of the Association; and assists the Sections in their internal management and in intersectional communication. Members of the ISC consist of the current chair, chair-elect and immediate past chair of each section, and the members of the ISC Steering Committee.

The ISC meets once a year in conjunction with the APHA Annual Meeting. Between Annual Meetings, the business of the ISC is conducted by the Steering Committee, composed of nine members elected by the ISC. Susan Radius, of the Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section, is the 2006 chair of the ISC and ISC Steering Committee. Currently, the ISC is working on implementing many of the changes to the organization proposed in the TFAIR report and is working to enhance relationships between the Sections and the state Affiliates.