Category: Section Announcements

IH Section Activities at the APHA Annual Meeting – Please join us!

by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section, Section Announcements

Attention, APHA Annual Meeting Attendees! The IH Section leaders and members are looking forward to next week’s meeting and invite registered Section members (as well as those interested in becoming Section members) to attend the our meetings and networking events. Below please find a short summary of our activities, including several specifically geared toward students and early career professionals who want to get involved and learn more about careers in global health. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago next week!

IH Section Business Meeting 1 will give new and renewed members a chance to meet colleagues and learn about how to get involved in the many committees and activities.  Session 235.0
When: Sunday, November 1, 2-3:30 pm
Where: W190a McCormick Place CC

Visit the IH Section Booth in the Exhibit Hall, Booth #1429-7B

All are welcome to attend the following IH Section Committee meetings:

Global Health Students Committee. Session 281.0
A great opportunity for students to meet and get the most out of APHA membership.
When: Sunday November 1, 4–5:30 pm
Where: W184bc McCormick Place CC
Contact: Neil Patel/ Hannah Elsevier <apha.ihsc@gmail.com>

International Maternal Child Health Working Group.  Session 282.0
When: Sunday November 1, 4–5:30 pm
Where:  W196a McCormick Place CC
Contact: Laura Altobelli <laura@future.edu>

Community-Based Primary Health Care Working Group.  Session 355.0
When: Monday November 2, 6:30–8 pm
Where: W185a McCormick Place CC
Contact: Laura Parajon <lauraparajon@amoshealth.org>

International Health Advocacy and Policy Committee. Session 356.0
When: Monday November 2, 6:30–8 pm
Where: W470a McCormick Place CC
Contact: Kevin Sykes <kjsykes13@gmail.com>

Global Health Connections Working Group
Join our group of young international health professionals.
When: Wednesday November 4, 6:30–8 am
Where: W470a McCormick Place CC
Contact: Theresa Majeski <theresa.majeski@gmail.com>

Don’t miss the IH Section Reception and Awards Ceremony.  Session: 425.0
There will be a student networking activity, opportunities to talk with fellow section members, and much more.
When: Tuesday November 3, 6–9 pm
Where: W185d McCormick Place CC

For the complete listing of IH Section Sessions please see:  https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/webprogram/IH.html

Sign up on APHA Connect to receive regular information about IH Section activities during the year.  Go to http://connect.apha.org to create an account and set up your profile.

APHA IH-MCH Working Group Conference Call: Wednesday, March 11 (12-1 p.m.)

by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section, Maternal and Child Health, Section Announcements

All section members are invited to attend the next Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Working Group conference call this Wednesday, March 11 from 12-1 p.m. (EST)

GUEST SPEAKER ON THE TOPIC: Global Strategy for Women´s and Children´s and Adolescent Health for the Post-2015 Agenda

Our guest speaker will be:
DR. OSCAR CORDON
Health Practice| Director, Chemonics International
Governing Councilor – APHA International Health Section

Call-in information:

USA/Canada (toll free): 1-888-757-2790
For those calling from outside of the US: +1-719-359-9722
Guest Passcode: 424573

This conference call is being organized by the IH-MCH Working Group of the International Health Section of APHA, but all section members are invited to attend!

For more information and supplemental materials, please contact Laura Altobelli, MCH Working Group Co-chair, at laura [at] future [dot] edu.

IHSC June 19th Conference Call with Dr. Pablo Ariel-Mendez, USAID

by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section, Information and Social Media, Section Announcements

Please see the following announcement from Mary Carol Jennings of the newly-formed Student Committee.

The International Health Student Committee of the APHA IH Section is the section’s newest student group. As part of the core group of leaders, I wanted to plan a nationwide series of virtual events and conversations about leadership and career decisions in international health. Another group member, Nila Elison, has recently joined me, and together we’re starting the IH Career Development Sub-Committee.

I believe that organizations like APHA can play a valuable role in introducing new public health practitioners to potential mentors. I myself am not following a perfectly straight career path. I’ve worked in community organizing, policy, clinical medicine, and now am finally, formally, in public health, in my second year of the general preventive medicine residency at Johns Hopkins. Only recently have I started to find mentors in people, who like me, have taken similarly non-linear paths.

To set the stage for the upcoming year, our first guest speaker is going to talk about his own career path and his insight on leading a large global public health organization.

Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez is a public health physician who serves as the Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Appointed by President Obama in 2011,  his work involves implementing the mission of the Global Health Initiative. His impressive resume includes leadership and experience within the World Health Organization, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Columbia University in New York City.

Dr. Pablos-Méndez will join the International Health Student Committee on June 19th from 4-5pm EST, and we hope you’ll take part in the conversation about developing your own career in international health.

We had previously closed registration, but because we want to share the conversation with those who are inspired by this blog post, we have re-opened the RSVP form until June 15th. We also welcome your sharing this with your classmates and school communication forums.

RSVP link: http://bit.ly/1n9J1Xc

A few twitter hashtags: #IHSCspeakers, #GlobalHealthSpeakers #IHSCCareerDevelopment

Details about the conference line number and access code will be sent to your RSVP email.
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Upcoming Panel Discussion: Hunger in the Age of Climate Change (Washington, DC)

by ihsection, posted in Climate Change and Environment, Events and Webinars, Section Announcements

When: Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 1-3pm (Lunch available starting at 12:30pm)
Where: 425 3rd St. SW, Suite 1200, Washington DC 20024

 Today the White House will announce the release of the Third National Climate Assessment.  This report is already garnering national and international press; climate change is one of the president’s primary areas of focus.  What does the report say about climate change in the United States, and what do these findings mean for hungry and poor people in the United States and globally? Join with members of the faith, environmental, and anti-hunger communities to discuss how we can work together to provide adequate nutrition even as the climate is changing in ways that require new methods of growing, storing, and transporting food.

Invited panelists include:

  • Katharine Hayhoe, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People and author of A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions
  • William Hohenstein, USDA Climate Change Program Office
  • Lewis Ziska, USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • Jan Ahlen, National Farmers Union
  • Sam Myers, Harvard School of Public Health
  • Margaret Wilder, University of Arizona

Please circulate this invitation among your networks, and RSVP by May 9 at www.bread.org/climate.

Questions? Contact Stacy Cloyd at scloyd@bread.org

2014 Call for Award Nominations: Recognizing our finest in International Health through the IH Section Awards

by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section, Section Announcements

Note: The deadline has been extended to May 12. Please send in your nominations!

Each year, the International Health (IH) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) recognizes outstanding contributions of its members through its Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in International Health, its Mid-Career Award in International Health, and the Gordon-Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology and Practice. The Section is now seeking nominations for deserving candidates for these three awards, to be presented at its Awards Ceremony at the APHA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA in November 2014.

The Lifetime Achievement Award in International Health was created by the IH Section to honor the visionaries and leaders in APHA who have shaped the direction of International Health.  The evaluation criteria for the Lifetime Achievement Award include: (1) Quality/creativity/innovativeness of the individual’s contributions to the field of International Health; (2) The individual’s contributions to the development of APHA or the IH Section; (3) Application of the individual’s work to service delivery (as opposed to primarily theoretical value); (3) The individual’s contributions as a leader/visionary/role model; (4) The volunteerism/sacrifice associated with the individual’s contributions; and (5) Membership in APHA (preferably with primary affiliation with the IH Section), a State affiliate, or a national public health association that is a member of the World Federation of Public Health Associations. No self-nomination is allowed.

Prior winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award in International Health include Dory Storms, Tom Hall, Samir Banoob, William Reinke, Michael Latham, William Foege, Clarence Pearson, Stanley Foster, Joe Wray, Carl Taylor, Milton Roemer, Warren and Gretchen Berggren, John Wyon, Derrick Jelliffe, Tim Baker, Cicely Williams, Bud Prince, Veronica Elliott, Moye Freymann, Jeanne Newman, Jack Bryant, Richard Morrow, Ray Martin, and Miriam Labbok.

The Mid-Career Award in International Health is intended to recognize outstanding young professionals in the IH Section. The evaluation criteria for the Mid-Career Award include: (1) The individual must have committed herself/himself to the promotion and development of primary health care in a cross-cultural setting over a period of 5-15 years [Primary health care is meant here to encompass a broad array of public health issues, including HIV/AIDS prevention and environmental health]; (2) The individual must have demonstrated creativity in expanding the concepts pertinent to the practice of public health with an international focus; and (3) Membership in APHA (preferably primary affiliation with the IH Section), a State affiliate, or a national public health association that is a member of the World Federation of Public Health Associations. No self-nomination is allowed.

Prior winners of the Mid-Career Award in International Health include Laura Altobelli, Matt Anderson, Padmini Murthy, Gopal Sankaran, Jean Capps, Tim Holtz, Kate Macintyre, Sarah Shannon, Adnan Hyder, Stephen Gloyd, Luis Tam, Marty Makinen, Colleen Conroy, Mary Ann Mercer, Irwin Shorr, Walter K. Patrick, Dory Storms, Clyde “Lanny” Smith and Mrs. Theresa Shaver.

The Gordon-Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology and Practice is intended to reward outstanding achievement in community-oriented public health epidemiology and practice. This award was established in 2006 by the IH Section. It is administered by the Community Based Primary Health Care Working Group. John Gordon and John Wyon were pioneers in this field, so encouraging and recognizing others in this field is one important way of honoring their memory. The evaluation criteria for this award include: (1) The candidate must have had a central role in an outstanding achievement in community-oriented public health and practice; (2) The candidate must have demonstrated creativity in expanding the concepts pertinent to the practice of community-oriented public health with an international focus; and (3) The candidate must have membership in APHA or one of its affiliates (either a State affiliate or a national public health association that is a member of the World Federation of Public Health Associations. No self-nomination is allowed.

Previous winners of the Gordon-Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology and Practice are Rajnikant Arole, Carl Taylor, Henry Perry, Bette Gebrian, Jaime Gofin, and Warren and Gretchen Berggren, Tom Davis, Jr., and Malcolm Bryant.

In addition, the Distinguished Section Service Award is intended to honor outstanding service to the IH Section. Award criteria are: (1) Dedication to the IH Section mission and goals as demonstrated by continuing exceptional contribution to its activities; (2) Serving on the section elective positions or chairing its committees with remarkable or unusual effort and achievements; (3) Distinguished achievement in the international health field with a remarkable career; (4) Excellence in leadership and strong ability for team work with peers in the IH Section and the APHA.  Current membership in APHA is essential.

Nomination Process

Award nominations should include a detailed letter explaining why the individual nominated should receive the award, addressing the criteria for the specific award and the curriculum vitae of the nominee. Only nominations with required documentation will be considered for the awards. Nominations should be submitted by email to Gopal Sankaran (gsankaran@wcupa.edu), Chair, Awards Committee, International Heath Section.

Deadline for Nominations

Please submit the required documents by Monday, May 12, 2014.