Ray Martin, PhD
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APHA encourages Sections to document their history and offers some limited support and facilities for Sections wanting to archive their Section histories. The IH Section has recognized the importance of remembering and celebrating its history.
The most notable output of this commitment is the 2003 publication of the manuscript “Growth of International Health - An Analysis and History,” which documents the first 25 years of the IH Section story. This volume, which has been described by APHA leaders as one of the best Section histories, if not the very best, was initiated by Ray Martin, who was IH Section Chair from 2002 to 2004. It is available on the IH Section website here (PDF document).
At the November 2010 Annual Meeting, Ray was appointed as the Section's official archivist. He will be the Section's liaison to the broader APHA actions to document APHA's history, led by Jay Glasser, and will also be the Section's point person for ensuring that important documents, record, and resources are preserved and archived for future reference and for documenting our Section story.
Our Section has not had an archivist in the past, so we do not have a tradition defining Section policy and strategy for preserving its history. Ray welcomes your thoughts and suggestions. Section leaders and committee leaders with records and documents worth preserving, in hard copy or electronic form, should contact Ray. Between now and the fall APHA Annual Meeting, the Section should develop a formal archiving policy and guidelines. Ray can be reached by e-mail or telephone (703-556-0123).