Please
explore the website. We have organized it around our main strategies -
of career and education, policy, and programs and resources. Our home
page has public health news, updated daily and special news features highlighting national, Virginia, and VAPHA news.
An
interesting feature is the website's rss feed from Medscape Public
Health and Prevention (see Medscape Health News - bottom left
column). Once you register in Medscape (free at http://www.medscape.com), you can click on items, read them, take a test, and obtain free CME/CEU credits.
Most importantly, this is your
website. As a VAPHA member, we hope that you will tell us what
you want to see here. Our aim is to make this such a valuable
source of information on public health in Virginia that you feel
compelled to bookmark it and view it daily to keep up-to-date on public
health.
We
can do this with your help. I am building a volunteer network. I
am looking for a few good people who keep tabs on public health and
their geographic and subject areas and can let us know of new
developments.
Please tell your friends and colleagues about this
site and our organization. The more members we have, the more we
can help to improve public health in Virginia.
Best wishes,
Cecilia E. Barbosa, MPH, MCRP Executive Director
ACTION ALERT
VAPHA
joins APHA in calling to educate legislators about the need to include
public health in the health reform debate and generate interest in
prevention and support for the public health infrastructure. Click here
Volunteer with VAPHA
We
have numerous opportunities on our website - Board leadership, planning
our conference, advising on policy, and student leadership. Or just
contact us to let us know your interest.read more
Member Spotlight
Jack Lanier, DrPH, MHA, FACHE, received recognition
from Governor Tim Kaine and Secretary Tavenner for his service to the
Commonwealth as Chair of the Board of Health from July 2003 through
July 2008.
WE'D LIKE YOUR INPUT!
The VAPHA Board and staff are developing a new vision, mission and goals. We would like your input. Please click below and send your comments to Cecilia Barbosa: Proposed Vision, Mission and Goals
23% increase in percent of Virginia population served by community water systems who received optimally fluoridated water - between 1992 and 2006, from 72.1% to 93.3% of population (MMWR)
Kate Lapane, PhD,
epidemiologist, was appointed Chair of the Department of Epidemiology
and Community Health in the emerging School of Public Health at
VCU. more
New VAPHA member Kossi Mensah, a student at George Mason University, is organizing a student section of VAPHA.
Photos from VAPHA's Annual Meeting are now posted. Photo below was of the celebration of 100 Years of the Virginia Department of Health.
