ANNOUNCEMENTS
- In April Mary Anne Mercer was elected to the Board of Directors of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), as an NGO representative with a special interest in newborn health. This is a Geneva-based organization that aims to support the global community to achieve MDGs 4 and 5. The PMNCH Partners Forum will be held in Delhi in November immediately following the APHA Annual Meeting. PNMCH member organizations that are not able to attend the meeting are encouraged to contact Mary Anne at mamercer@uw.edu with any issues or concerns they would like to have voiced at the meeting.
--Mary Anne Mercer, mamercer@u.washington.edu
- Dr. Gopal Sankaran will be serving the West Chester University in Pennsylvania in a new capacity until June 30, 2011. He has been appointed the interim assistant vice president for international programs for the extended academic year. Since this is a full-time administrative assignment, he will not be teaching during this period.
--Gopal Sankaran, MD, DrPH, Interim Assistant Vice President for International Programs, Center for International Programs, West Chester University, PA, P: (610) 436-0536, F: (610) 436-3426, gsankaran@wcupa.edu
- The new book titled Health Promotion: International Experiences in Schools and Universities (Editorial Paidos) was launched in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sept. 30, 2010. This book contains, in addition to the scientific foundations of health promotion, successful experiences from Asia, Europe and Latin America. This first edition is in Spanish and is expected to be translated in English and other languages soon.
--Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd,PhD, ippolitoshepherdj@yahoo.com
- HEALTH-PROMOTING UNIVERSITIES
The Fifth International Conference on Health-Promoting Universities is planned to be carried out in Costa Rica in 2011. For background information about this upcoming event see: http://www.fundacion.unavarra.es/universidadsaludable/eng_index.htm
--Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, PhD, ippolitoshepherdj@yahoo.com