Information and Communications Committee
Plans for 2008
January 7, 2008
Chair: Eckhard Kleinau ekleinau@masimax.com
Co-Chairs: Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd ippolitj@cpc.paho.org;
Helene Carabin (HSC) helene-carabin@ouhsc.edu
Members:
Francis Tain ftain@jsi.com, Tom Hall, Ray Martin
Staff: Morgan Taylor morgan.taylor@apha.org
Nicky Bassford nicky.bassford@apha.org
Vina HuLamm vina.hulamm@apha.org
Section Chair: Samir Banoob sbanoob@aol.com
The ICC has the following targets for the coming year:
- Expand the membership in the ICC to represent most of the section’s committees
- Make the Section’s website more attractive as an information resource to its members but also to attract new members
- Increase the communication about section activities throughout the year by soliciting contributions from IH Section leadership and members
- Maintain more frequent updates of the IH Section website by having ICC members responsible for specific parts
- Introduce “IH Spotlight”, a monthly communication featuring a short story form a IH Section member about an international health activity
- Introduce on-line surveys to solicit IH section members feedback on specific topics and issues
- Produce to IH Section Newsletters
- Develop a new design for the IH newsletter
- Explore the options for introducing and maintaining an IH Blog
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