APHA-SA: Advancement Committee

Committee Chair:

Mission Statement:

The mission of the APHA Student Assembly Advancement Committee is to help promote participation in APHA-SA's programs and initiatives at the local-level, provide opportunities and resources for leadership development, and strengthen communication between APHA-SA and its student membership through the APHA-SA Campus Liaison Program.

In 1997 APHA-SA created the Advancement Committee to promote opportunities for students; develop and coordinate mentoring program; and promote networking. Throughout its development, APHA-SA's Advancement Committee has continued to improve communication among students in public health and health-related programs and APHA-SA.

In order to continue this path of progress, APHA-SA's Advancement Committee has outlined a set of goals and objectives.

APHA-SA ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES

It is recognized that students are the future leaders in the field of public health. Therefore, APHA-SA is committed to assisting students develop skills that will be needed as future health practitioners by linking them to relevant leadership development resources and opportunities.

Various leadership development resources.

Campus Liaisons

Campus liaisons play a key role within the APHA-SA by helping to:

• Disseminate information about APHA-SA to students, faculty, and administration at schools offering health-related degree across the country and
• Facilitate a sustained dialogue between these schools and the APHA-SA.

Information about the APHA-SA Campus Liaison Program.

Campus Liaisons log in here.

Section Liaison Program

Section liaisons play an important role within the APHA-SA by helping to

• Advocate for the development and promotion of student involvement, recognition, and leadership in their APHA Section
• Promote their APHA Section within APHA-SA
• Assist other Section Liaisons in advocating for student opportunities within APHA Section

The APHA-SA is currently in the process of establishing liaisons with all APHA Sections. Follow the link for more information about APHA-SA Liaisons to APHA Sections.

 National Leadership Conference for Students in Healthcare

At the conclusion of the 1st Annual National Leadership Conference for Students in Healthcare (NLSC), leaders from 12 national students organizations representing more than 180,000 students in a variety of health and health related disciplines signed a memorandum of understanding to form the Student Health Alliance (SHA). With the formation of this alliance, SHA has in effect become the nation's largest organization of students advocating for and working to improve the health of our communities guided by our nation's prevention agenda, Healthy People 2010.

The concept for the National Leadership Conference for Students in Healthcare (NSLC) emerged from the growing desire of national health and health-related professions student organizations to embrace stronger relationships and work collaboratively to help eliminate health disparities and protect and improve the nation's health. NSLC succeeds in facilitating a dialogue among national student organizations representing health and health-related professions students in order to build a national student alliance and work collaboratively now and in the future.

APHA/APHA-SA Student Chapter Pilot Program

On February 6, 2004, students at the University of Iowa College of Public Health established the first APHA/APHA-SA Student Chapter. This is the first Student Chapter under the APHA-SA, and it is on a probationary trial basis. If APHA-SA finds the Student Chapter program successful, other schools of public health will be invited to establish Student Chapters on their campuses. If you are more interested in the University of Iowa College of Public Health's Student Chapter, please visit their site.

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Last Update 02/21/2008