Student AssemblyStudent Assembly

www.aphastudents.www.aphastudents.orgorg

Because it takes more than school to make a public health leader

American Public Health Association

A student interested in improving health?A student interested in improving health? Channeling your creative energy and Channeling your creative energy and

passion for helping others?passion for helping others? Engaging in community service?Engaging in community service? Looking for a job, fellowship or Looking for a job, fellowship or

internship?internship? Working with other disciplines to solve Working with other disciplines to solve

complex problems?complex problems? Ready to become a national public health Ready to become a national public health

leader?leader?

Are you…Are you…

Yes or No, the Yes or No, the Student Student AssemblyAssembly is the Answer to is the Answer to

them All!them All!

So take the APHA-So take the APHA-SA challenge by SA challenge by getting involved and getting involved and elevate your career elevate your career possibilities!possibilities!

What is APHA-SA?What is APHA-SA?

The nation’s LARGEST student-led The nation’s LARGEST student-led organization dedicated to serving organization dedicated to serving students students of public health and other of public health and other health-related disciplineshealth-related disciplines

Nearly 4,500 membersNearly 4,500 members An official part of the American An official part of the American

Public Health AssociationPublic Health Association And…And…

What is APHA-SA?What is APHA-SA?

An organization dedicated to connecting An organization dedicated to connecting students and professionalsstudents and professionals

A group of people working together on A group of people working together on public health and student related issuespublic health and student related issues

A forum for students to shareA forum for students to share– InformationInformation– IdeasIdeas and and– SkillsSkills to to improve the public’s healthimprove the public’s health

APHA-SA MissionAPHA-SA Mission

APHA-SA is a student-led national APHA-SA is a student-led national organization within APHA representing organization within APHA representing students of public health and other students of public health and other related disciplines. We are dedicated related disciplines. We are dedicated to enhancing students’ professional to enhancing students’ professional development by providing resources, development by providing resources, fostering diversity, and promoting fostering diversity, and promoting opportunities.opportunities.

APHA-SA VisionAPHA-SA Vision

To improve the future of public To improve the future of public health by promoting excellence health by promoting excellence and the professional and the professional development of students in development of students in public health and related public health and related disciplines. disciplines.

Six Strategic PrioritiesSix Strategic Priorities

1.1. Increasing student representation in APHA Increasing student representation in APHA

2.2. Developing and disseminating educational Developing and disseminating educational and professional development resources and professional development resources

3.3. Creating and promoting opportunities for Creating and promoting opportunities for student involvement within APHA-SA, student involvement within APHA-SA, APHA, and other health-related APHA, and other health-related organizationsorganizations

Six Strategic PrioritiesSix Strategic Priorities

4.4. Providing and sustaining vehicles Providing and sustaining vehicles for communication for communication

5.5. Advocating for student issues and Advocating for student issues and public and health-related policy public and health-related policy

6.6. Facilitating networking among Facilitating networking among students and professionalsstudents and professionals

Student Assembly works for Student Assembly works for you!you!

ActionAction AdvancementAdvancement CommunicationsCommunications DevelopmentDevelopment FinanceFinance MembershipMembership MentoringMentoring

Nominations and VotingNominations and Voting OpportunitiesOpportunities ProgrammingProgramming DiversityDiversity AbstractsAbstracts Newsletter Newsletter WebsiteWebsite Campus LiaisonCampus Liaison

APHA-SA has 11 committees and 4 sub-committees designed to advance projects and initiatives that

support your aspirations to improve health and further your educational and professional development.

Membership BenefitsMembership Benefits

Join the American Public Health Association and become an active

member of the Student Assembly today!

Make a Difference.

APHA-SA Membership APHA-SA Membership

All APHA student members are All APHA student members are AUTOMATICALLYAUTOMATICALLY APHA-SAAPHA-SA members!!!!!members!!!!!

Bargain Investment: $50Bargain Investment: $50 Gain Gain ALLALL APHA membership benefitsAPHA membership benefits Plus…Plus…

APHA-SA APHA-SA BenefitsBenefits

National Mentoring ProgramNational Mentoring Program Fellowship, job, and internship Fellowship, job, and internship

opportunities access through APHA-opportunities access through APHA-SA website and listservSA website and listserv

ACTION alert e-mails about student ACTION alert e-mails about student issues and public and health-issues and public and health-related policiesrelated policies

National Meeting for Students in National Meeting for Students in Public HealthPublic Health

and more…

APHA-SA APHA-SA BenefitsBenefits

News & ViewsNews & Views quarterly newsletter quarterly newsletter access and submission privilegesaccess and submission privileges

National Leadership Conference for National Leadership Conference for Students in HealthcareStudents in Healthcare

Represent APHA-SA as a campus Represent APHA-SA as a campus liaisonliaison

Network with peers and professionalsNetwork with peers and professionals

APHA-SAAPHA-SA Benefits…Benefits…

Receive an online version of the Receive an online version of the American Journal of Public HealthAmerican Journal of Public Health ****

Receive monthly, Receive monthly, The Nation’s The Nation’s HealthHealth, APHA’s award winning guide , APHA’s award winning guide to the latest news in the public to the latest news in the public health worldhealth world

Get a discount on more than 50 Get a discount on more than 50 APHA books and resourcesAPHA books and resources

** Receive a print subscription of the AJPH for only $30.

Even Even moremore benefits! benefits!

Access APHA’s CareerMartAccess APHA’s CareerMart Attend the annual APHA meeting at Attend the annual APHA meeting at

bargainbargain priceprice Gain access to timely information, Gain access to timely information,

newsletters and thought-provoking newsletters and thought-provoking discussions through APHA’s discussions through APHA’s Sections, Special Interest Groups Sections, Special Interest Groups and Caucusesand Caucuses

Just a few more reasons Just a few more reasons why why YOUYOU should join should join

APHA APHA As a member of APHA, you will: As a member of APHA, you will:

– Join 30,000 health workers who Join 30,000 health workers who CARECARE….….– Get great bargains on books, resources and Get great bargains on books, resources and

the annual meetingthe annual meeting– Gain access to APHA’s members only website Gain access to APHA’s members only website

with current public health information and with current public health information and resources resources

– Network with professionals and connect with Network with professionals and connect with students nationwidestudents nationwide

– Have the opportunity to give presentations at Have the opportunity to give presentations at the APHA annual meeting the APHA annual meeting

and the list goes on…

Excited about becoming Excited about becoming a member yet?a member yet?

Check out our website at Check out our website at www.aphastudents.orgwww.aphastudents.org to learn more! to learn more!

Visit Visit www.apha.org/membership/www.apha.org/membership/ to to join APHA and automatically become join APHA and automatically become a Student Assembly member! a Student Assembly member!

You can also email any of APHA-SA’s You can also email any of APHA-SA’s Officers, visit the website for more Officers, visit the website for more information! information!

Still not convinced that it’s Still not convinced that it’s worth the investment?worth the investment?

“Joining APHA won’t break your bank, but it WILL expand your horizons!”

Chris Day, APHA-SA Chair - 2003

APHA-SA Programs, APHA-SA Programs, Initiatives and Initiatives and

AdvocacyAdvocacy

Changing the face of public health.

Get involved and help Get involved and help make a make a difference difference through through

our programs and our programs and initiatives!initiatives!

National Mentoring ProgramNational Mentoring Program Campus Liaison ProgramCampus Liaison Program Action and AdvocacyAction and Advocacy Diversity CampaignDiversity Campaign National Leadership Conference for Students National Leadership Conference for Students

in Healthcarein Healthcare Student Health AllianceStudent Health Alliance Section Liaison ProgramSection Liaison Program Public Health Student Opportunities listingsPublic Health Student Opportunities listings National Meeting for Students in Public HealthNational Meeting for Students in Public Health

National Mentoring ProgramNational Mentoring Program

Goals: Improve the relevance of the academic training; Increase professional success and productivity; and Strengthen the field of public health through the retention and growth of strong and committed members

Matches dozens of Matches dozens of mentors with mentees mentors with mentees each yeareach year

New registration New registration database opening database opening soonsoon

Accelerate your Accelerate your learning curve with learning curve with the NMP!the NMP!

Campus Liaison ProgramCampus Liaison Program

Campus liaisons play key roles by helping to:Campus liaisons play key roles by helping to:– disseminate information to students, faculty, disseminate information to students, faculty,

and administration at schools offering health-and administration at schools offering health-related degrees;related degrees;

– facilitate a sustained dialogue between facilitate a sustained dialogue between schools and the APHA-SA; andschools and the APHA-SA; and

– generate new ideas for national student generate new ideas for national student initiatives and helping to better serve APHA-initiatives and helping to better serve APHA-SA membership. SA membership.

Become a Campus Liaison and serve as YOUR school’s representative to APHA-SA!

The ACTION CommitteeThe ACTION Committee

Promotes Promotes Action byAction by Disseminating Action Disseminating Action

AlertsAlerts Developing a student Developing a student

project guide for Public project guide for Public Health WeekHealth Week

Surveying student Surveying student membershipmembership

Enlisting student Enlisting student membershipmembership

Protecting student Protecting student membershipmembership

Goals:Goals: Promote public Promote public

health advocacyhealth advocacy Keep APHA-SA Keep APHA-SA

members informed members informed about major public about major public health policy issueshealth policy issues

Facilitate the Facilitate the transmission of transmission of APHA-SA opinions to APHA-SA opinions to decision makers & decision makers & legislators.legislators.

Spearheaded by APHA-SA Spearheaded by APHA-SA leadershipleadership

First event in November First event in November 20022002

Focuses on collaborating Focuses on collaborating with professionals and other with professionals and other national student national student organizations to improve organizations to improve health and achieving health and achieving Healthy People 2010 Healthy People 2010 objectivesobjectives

Former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher, poses with former APHA-SA chairs at the NLC.

Only by working together can we achieve better health for all……

Student Health AllianceStudent Health Alliance

Chaired and Founded by Chaired and Founded by APHA-SA LeadershipAPHA-SA Leadership

Comprised of 12 National Comprised of 12 National Student Organizations Student Organizations

Represents over 180,000 Represents over 180,000 students across the students across the nationnation

American College of Healthcare Executives

American Dental Student AssociationAmerican Dietetic AssociationAmerican Medical Association -

Medical Student SectionAmerican Medical Student

AssociationAmerican Public Health Association -

Student AssemblyStudent Assembly of the American

Physical Therapy AssociationNational Association of Black Social

WorkersNational Student Nurses AssociationStudent Academy of the American

Academy of Physician AssistantsStudent National Medical AssociationStudent Osteopathic Medical

Association

Section Liaison ProgramSection Liaison Program

Goals:Goals: – build better understanding between the Student build better understanding between the Student

Assembly and other APHA SectionsAssembly and other APHA Sections– increase student involvement in APHA Sectionsincrease student involvement in APHA Sections– promote opportunities for APHA Sections to collaborate promote opportunities for APHA Sections to collaborate

on projects and initiativeson projects and initiatives– provide student input about Section activities, policies, provide student input about Section activities, policies,

and plansand plans

Serve as a APHA-SA Section Liaison to one of APHA’s 25 discipline based scientific Sections!

Visit http://apha.org/sections/ to learn more about APHA’s Sections.

Public Health Student Public Health Student Opportunities (PHSO)Opportunities (PHSO)

Access regional employer listings as well as Access regional employer listings as well as fellowship and internship opportunities through fellowship and internship opportunities through the PHSO websitethe PHSO website

Receive career opportunities via PHSO listserv Receive career opportunities via PHSO listserv Read career related articles for students in Read career related articles for students in

APHA-SA/other organization newslettersAPHA-SA/other organization newsletters

Fast Track your Career, take advantage of our PHSO resources

Its as easy as 1,2,3…..Its as easy as 1,2,3…..

1.1. Visit Visit www.apha.orgwww.apha.org to learn more about the to learn more about the American Public Health Association and American Public Health Association and www.aphastudents.orgwww.aphastudents.org to learn more about to learn more about the value added as a member of the the value added as a member of the Student AssemblyStudent Assembly

2.2. Join online now at Join online now at www.apha.org/membership/www.apha.org/membership/

3.3. Get involved and jump start your career in Get involved and jump start your career in improving the public’s healthimproving the public’s health

What are YOU waiting for? Time to get to it!