Title: 2005 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH OFFICER ELECTIONS

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Section/SPIG: International Health

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Each year, IH Section members have the opportunity to choose fellow Section members to serve in IH leadership positions, helping to represent IH Section interests on the APHA-wide Governing Council, develop policy resolutions, and coordinate efforts with other APHA sections and interest groups. This year, two positions are open on the IH Section Council, and three positions are open for the IH Section Governing Councilors.

Section Councilors serve a three-year term, supporting the internal operations of the IH Section and providing direction and leadership for its initiatives. They help set goals and priorities for the section and assist with the development of the Annual Meeting program.

Governing Councilors serve a two-year term and are elected by the IH Section to represent our interests at the level of APHA governance.

Governing Councilors vote on behalf of the Section on policy resolutions and other issues that come before the Governing Council during the APHA Annual Meeting.

We are pleased to announce this year's candidates for office in the IH Section:

Candidates for IH Section Councilor: Carol J. Dabbs, Robin T. Kelley, Theo Lippeveld, and Sarah Stone-Francisco.

Candidates for IH Section Governing Councilor: Malcolm Bryant, Amy Hagopian, Maggie Huff-Rousselle, and Ramesh S. Krishnamurthy.

Instructions for Internet voting will be mailed to section members in June; ballots must be cast by mid July to be counted. Election results will be announced in August. Newly elected officers assume their duties at the end of the Annual Meeting in the year in which they were elected. Any section members who would be interested in running for office in 2006 should contact me at <lmarquez@urc-chs.com>.

Lani Marquez, Chair, IH Section Nominations Committee