Chair's Corner
Hello to Everyone:
It’s hard to believe that we’ve reached the final newsletter of APHA’s program year. In our efforts to communicate with section members, we’ve attempted some different approaches than in past years. For example, we instituted a regular student column to highlight news that may be of use to folks preparing their professional futures. We’ve provided information about ways that section members are infused in the broader organization of APHA. We’ve also tried to shed light on the continuing obscurities of acronyms in our professional world. In this last installment for 2003, we’ve attempted to continue our focus on useable information. In particular, you will find commentaries on the many special things that PHEHP members have organized for PHEHP members. A majority of these PHEHP activities will occur in the Renaissance Parc-55 Hotel. With the help of PHEHP’s already over-committed individuals, those attending the Annual Meeting in San Francisco will have a fascinating array of scientific sessions to attend. If you want to hear what health educators are doing in the world of bioterrorism preparedness, there will be something for you. If you are concerned about the future of advocacy for health education, we have it on the program agenda. We also have the opportunity to laugh with our colleagues at an infrequently held session on humor in our world as health educators. Continuing on that lighter but equally important theme, those of you coming to San Francisco should also make a point of joining us at the Annual Awards Luncheon. Compliments of an article in this newsletter, you’ll be able to read about the wonderful and inspiring recipients of this year’s awards. Make the celebration complete by attending in the PHEHP Annual Award Luncheon. Celebration is also in order for the recipients of the section’s Materials Content and Student Awards. The Annual Meeting promises to be a stimulating and entertaining opportunity for us all. We hope this final newsletter, with its special focus inward on the contributions to expect from PHEHP, makes the opportunity that much more enticing.
It’s been my pleasure to serve as PHEHP’s section chair for the program year. I am confident that Rick Schulze, my successor, will be a wonderful addition to the section’s leadership and will bring his own agenda of interesting and thought-provoking matters to the table. I urge you to let Rick know what you want you know. As I’ve mentioned before, PHEHP is no different from any all-volunteer group in its struggle to meet larger organizational requirements while also trying to maintain a more individualized identity. PHEHP’s members continuously face the need to juggle their personal and professional lives. With a commitment to public health and to PHEHP, I realize that you stretch yourself even further. I hope that you will continue stretching with us. It’s good exercise for the body and the soul. Stay well. Stay safe.
See you in San Francisco!
Susan Radius, Ph.D.
President, PHEHP Section
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The Lexicon of PHEHP - More Specific to the Annual Meeting
LEXICON OF PUBLIC HEALTH
With all eyes on APHA as our national professional organization, it seems only fitting to focus this issue’s lexicon on other organizations with which we as health educators frequently interact. While all of these groups may not relate explicitly to health education, each organization can play a role in extending our reach and in helping us to communicate our message as health educators. This list is hardly inclusive. But it is a step in the right direction.
· Advocates For Youth (AFY)
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org · American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
http://www.aap.org · American Academy of Pediatrics School Health Section
www.schoolhealth.org · American Assn. of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
http://www.aacte.org · American Cancer Society (ACS)
http://www.cancer.org · American Cancer Society National Health Education Standards
http://www.cancer.org/chse/scheloca/html · American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
http://www.acsm.org · American Dietetic Association (ADA)
http://www.eatright.org · American Federation of Teachers
http://www.aft.org · American Psychological Association (APA)
http://www.apa.org · American Red Cross (ARC)
http://www.redcross.org · American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
http://www.schoolcounselor.org · American School Food Service Association (ASFSA)
http://www.asfsa.org · Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
http://www.ascd.org · Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
http://www.amchp1.org · Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors (ASTCDPD)
http://www.chronicdisease.org · Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE)
http://www.astdhpphe.org · Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
http://www.astho.org/prevention/adolescent.html
· Center for School Mental Health Assistance (CSMHA)
http://csmha.ab.umd.edu · Center for Science in the Public Interest
www.cspinet.org · Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (CHEF)
http://www.chef.org · Girls Incorporated
http://www.girlsinc.org · National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC)
http://www.nasbhc.org · National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
http://www.aahperd.org · National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
http://www.nacha.org · National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
http://www.naccho.org · National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
http://www.naesp.org · National Association of Governor's Councils on Physical Fitness and Sports
http://www.fitnesslink.com · National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
http://www.nasn.org · National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
http://www.naspeweb.org · National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
http://www.nastad.org/programs.htm
· National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
http://www.nasbe.org/projectsbody.html
· National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org · National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE)
http://www.ncpie.org · National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
http://www.ncsl.org · National Federation of State High School Activities Associations
http://www.nfhs.org · National Middle School Association (NMSA)
http://www.nmsa.org · National Minority AIDS Council
http://www.nmac.org · National Peer Helpers Association
http://www.peerhelping.org · National PTA (PTA)
http://www.pta.org/programs/hivlbr.htm
· National Safety Council
http://www.nsc.org · National School Boards Association (NSBA)
http://www.nsba.org · National Urban League
http://www.nul.org · National Wellness Association (NWA)
http://www.wellnessnwi.org · National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
http://www.nyacyouth.org/programs.htm
· Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM)
http://www.adolescenthealth.org · Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
http://www.sophe.org · Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER)
http://www.thesociety.org · Wellness Councils of America
http://www.welcoa.orgSpecial Topic: APHA Governance
APHA: Organizational Structure and Governance ComponentsBy J. Henry MontesOverviewAPHA is a membership organization comprised of about 30,000 members nationally and aligned with Affiliates whose membership number about 20,000 in total. Except for New York and California, each state in the United States and the District of Columbia has Affiliates. In New York, there is an Affiliate for New York City and one for the entire state. In California there are two Affiliates, one in the north and one in the south.
APHA staff number about 60 people who carry out the many functions of APHA, such as its Annual Meeting, the staff work of member-based committees, boards and task forces, other membership services and policy and program ventures that APHA governance components deem important.
In 2003, APHA will be holding its 131st Annual Meeting. It has grown over the years to be a very diversified organization. The diversity of public health disciplines and areas of interests are reflected in the APHA membership as well as its various organizational components. It has 24 Sections, which reflect priority subject areas for its members such as Public Health Education and Health Promotion. Other areas of interests are covered by the seven Special Primary Interest Groups (SPIGs) such as the Health Law Forum. And members with specific concerns join 18 Caucuses to draw