Title: ANNOUNCEMENT

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Section/SPIG: International Health

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The APHA International Health Section of would like to announce the departure of Allen Jones, PhD, APHA Staff Liaison to the International Health Section. Many International Health Section members have shown their sadness at the departure of Jones but hope to continue on the successful track he has headed for the past six years.

Jones' work was admired by many due to his commitment, professionalism, and ethics in the field of public health. He established and provided impeccable communication with members and associates. Many admired his active participation and enthusiasm.

APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, released this statement on Jones. “During his six years at APHA, Dr. Jones has made significant contributions to raising the profile of global heath at APHA, as well as through his related responsibilities as Secretary General of the World Federation of Public Health Associations. Among his accomplishments were providing leadership and support to APHA’s IH Section, strengthening ties with other public health associations such as the MOU with our Chinese counterparts, participating in the negotiation sessions that resulted in the passage of WHO’s the global tobacco treaty, and bringing attention to a key, emergent issue in global health – the crisis surrounding human resources for health.”

Jones addressed his service to APHA’s International Health Section as well as his service to the World Federation of Public Health Associations in his departure letter. Jones aid, “It has been a distinct privilege and honor for me to serve APHA and WFPHA over the past six years. I have benefited from your leadership and commitment as well as the dedication and support of other leaders in advancing the cause of public health around the globe. I am proud of the achievements accomplished by WFPHA during my term: giving the organization greater visibility and outreach in global public health, through brokering – as just one example -- MOUs with such partners as the China Preventive Medical Association and other national public health associations; through participating in the negotiations for the global tobacco treaty, the FCTC; by making WFPHA a more recognized and active partner with such agencies as the World Health Organization, and by raising a key, emergent issue in global public health: the crisis in human resources for global public health.”


--Catherine Hayes , Program Coordinator, WFPHA, Tel: (202) 777-2506, e-mail: Catherine.Hayes@apha.org