Executive Board Policies and Actions

To ensure APHA leaders are members in good standing (passed by the Executive Board May 2014)

"To direct the Executive Director to ensure that all volunteer leaders' membership dues are up to date. If a leader is not an active member they have two months to renew their membership or be removed from their position."

Committee on Social Responsibility

The Committee on Social Responsibility is a standing committee of the Executive Board. The CSR’s primary purpose is to oversee APHA’s ethical fundraising practices. In addition, CSR serves as a resource to APHA Member Units, Affiliates, and Caucus leaders to assure that the philosophies, missions, values, and practices of such entities are either shared or, at a minimum, not in conflict with those of APHA.

The CSR Automatic Denial Criteria is to be applied across APHA, events, forms and policies (passed by the Executive Board November 2023)

Automatic Denial Criteria

APHA will reject funding from any corporation or corporate foundation, if either is engaged in the extraction, production or distribution of fossil fuels; or in the manufacturing or marketing of alcohol, tobacco, illicit or non-therapeutic drugs and related products; firearms; weapons of warfare; or violating international standards of marketing infant formula or other health-related products; or deriving a major portion of its revenue from these activities, nationally or internationally.

Note: Affiliates may adopt as presented or modify as needed.