Greetings from your Action Board Representative

Greetings from your Action Board Representative!

I hope that everyone enjoyed lovely holidays and that those of you deep in snow will get a reprieve soon.  Several deadlines are coming up that you need to be aware of and on which we need your action.  First, new proposed policies are due to APHA by Tuesday, Feb. 15.  If you are working on a policy and/or need assistance with a proposal, please don't hesitate to contact Timothy Sankary (Section Policy Committee chair; TSankary@yahoo.com) and me FulmerSL@dhec.sc.gov).  We look forward to your policy submissions! Once the proposed policies are submitted, the Section will have an opportunity to comment and make recommendations on the proposed policies to the APHA Joint Policy Committee and the Action Board.   

Second, the Joint Policy Committee and the Action Board will be coordinating the review of old APHA policies for archiving.  Policies from 1950-1955 and those related to public health infrastructure will be reviewed for the archiving list.  We definitely need input from our members on which policies should be archived and which should be updated.  An e-mail with detailed information about the process will be forthcoming.  

If you have any questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to contact me via e-mail or via phone at (803) 319-6470.  Tim and I look forward to the HIV/AIDS Section's active involvement in the policy submission and review process.  Thanks!

Susan L. Fulmer

HIV/AIDS Section Representative to Action Board