APHA-SA: Action Committee
Committee Chairs: Arooshi Kumar and Kristi Stone-Garza
Mission Statement:
The main purpose of the Action Committee is to promote public health advocacy. This is accomplished by keeping APHA-SA members informed about major public health policy issues as they arise and educating students on how to advocate for causes they support. Moreover, the Actions Committee will facilitate the transmission of APHA-SA opinions to appropriate decision-makers and legislators. Our primary role is to provide both advocacy training and advocacy opportunities for students involved in APHA-SA.
Objectives:
- Inform APHA-SA Members about current publich health issues via Action Alerts
- Communicate immediate publich health information via Twitter
- Provide resources to help members' advocacy pursuits
- Ensure APHA-SA Members' voices are heard by appropriate decision-makers
Get Involved:
All you need to get involved in the Action Committee is a desire to make a change.To help APHA-SA train its membership and other students to be better advocates, communicate about advocacy, and advocating on important public health and student issues. Email the Action Committee Co-chairs for more detailed information about how to get involved.
For constant updates on the latest health related news in the US and around the world follow APHA Student Assembly on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/APHA_SA_Action
ADVOCACY
Not sure what advocacy is or how you can become involved with APHA Advocacy Activities? Visit here to take action on current legislative issues, learn more about political advocacy, public and private policies, and specific methods you can use as an advocate, as well as templates off which to build your letters written to your local representatives!
Download Take Action Now! Public Health Advocacy Strategies (11/13/02)
Action Alerts... Take Action NOW!:
March 2010
January 2010
December 2009
Late October 2009
October 2009
August 2009-Health Reform Action Alert
August 2009
National Public Health Week
This year, the national observance for National Public Health Week
(NPHW) will run through April 5th-11th. This year's theme is "A
Healthier America: One Community at a Time." During National Public
Health Week (NPHW), communities, universities, health agencies and other organizations across the country joined together to promote and commit to the public's health. In the past APHA-SA created a student guidebook to provide students with examples of what other students and student groups have done for NPHW in the past and tips on how to organize these types of events. This year we are pleased to announce the first ever Student Day to take place during the Friday of NPHW. For more information on how your
campus can get involved in NPHW, please visit the NPHW website for updates. If you are interested in working on the NEW APHA-SA National Public Health Week Planning Subcommittee, please email
action@aphastudents.org.
2010 National Public Health Week Action Alert
2007 National Public Health Week Student Guidebook
2005 National Public Health Week Student Guidebook
2004 National Public Health Week Student Guidebook
Updated 12/06/2010
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