Committee Chairs: Carly Chornobil and Elizabeth Baker
Mission Statement:
The National Public Health Mentoring Program (NMP) Committee’s mission is to connect students with field practitioners to assure the retention of qualified and diverse students in public health, improving the relevancy of their public health training, and increase the readiness of new graduates to meet the challenges found in today's public health landscape. Ultimately, the NMP sub-committee hopes to strengthen the field of public health through the retention and growth of strong and committed leaders.
Objectives:
· Review NMP applications and match mentors with mentees based on the program criteria in conjunction with the Match Facilitators
· Manage the NMP database
· Promote and Manage the nomination process for the annual National Mentoring Award in collaboration with APHA and the Student Assembly
· Schedule, attend, and oversee conference calls with APHA-SA Board members, Mentoring Committee, and/or NMP Web Designer/Consultant or APHA Graphics Design Team
· Create and implement marketing strategies to enhance recruitment efforts for the NMP with assistance from the Public Relations Coordinator, Web Coordinator, APHA-SA Board members, and NMP Web Designer/Consultant or APHA Graphics Design Team
· Contribute to the coordination of activities for the annual APHA meeting, in collaboration with the Student Assembly Board and potentially other sections of APHA
Become a Member of NMP
Joining the NMP is free of charge and only available to APHA members. If you are an APHA student member and would like more guidance along your career path, register or an APHA member who would like to offer guidance as a mentor, visit www.aphamentoring.org for the National Public Health Mentoring Program!
If you would like to take advantage of this benefit and you are not an APHA member, now is your chance to join. To join APHA, visit www.apha.org/membership
Get Involved:
Become an active member of the Student Assembly
The NMP Committee is always looking for energetic and team-oriented volunteers to help with management of the database, creative ideas for recruitment of mentors and mentees nationwide, submissions to the Student Newsletter and the APHA Nations Health publication, development of exciting student-centered activities at the annual APHA meeting, and working collaborative with other Student Assembly Committees and potentially various Sections and Special Primary Interests Groups of APHA on mentoring related events. Email to learn more and be a part of the Student Assembly National Mentoring Committee Program (NMP) Committee today!