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