About International Health
About
The International Health Section was founded in 1976 to provide leadership and a focus on international public health issues within APHA. It is one of 25 discipline-based sections. Sections are the basic organizational unit of APHA.
The International Health Section is governed by an elected leadership that directs the Section’s involvement in international health issues through APHA activities including: development of APHA’s Annual Meeting program; drafting relevant resolutions for support by APHA; participation on various APHA Boards and Councils; and other related activities. Two resolutions recently drafted by IH Section members and currently engaged in the APHA resolution review process are, "Ethical Restrictions on International Recruitment of Health Professionals to the U.S.A" and "Resolution on Expenditure Ceilings and the Millennium Development Goals." Furthermore, the IH Section is currently leading APHA’s efforts in developing a position for the association on global trade and public health.
The Section is earning a reputation as an active community of international health professionals engaged in networking, policy development, and sharing scientific knowledge and experience with peers as well as increasingly in advocacy and public education. We are building relationships with other sections to promote global health throughout APHA.
Who Is IH?
The International Health section’s members, which number over 1500, are a broad range of international health professionals from students to professors, interns to program directors, and authorities on many aspects of international health. We live in over 60 countries and practically every state of the U.S.
Section Governance
The Section is governed by a Chair and other officers, section councilors, and governing councilors. It provides a forum for members to pursue their international health interests in collaboration with others with a common interest. Through various committees and working groups, a broad range of interests are accommodated.
Section Documents
IH Annual Reports:
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
IH Section Manual
2009 International Health Section Manual
IH Section Primer
How to get involved with the International
Health Section and the APHA
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