students wanted more classroom mentors located in the since January 2014.. and more opportunities to produce public Committee members, guided by the Program health videos. Committee Chair, discussed and finalized items Community Colleges Update: Middlesex such as: conference content, budget, logistics, implemented PH 101 that includes on-line coordinated guest speakers; publicity materials resources for other community colleges to and content; sponsors, exhibitors, and establish this course. Judy Wallace of advertisers; registration logistics, food; Middlesex is leading Public Health course recruitment of volunteer staff, student posters; development. and requirements of session organizers. The evaluation and feedback from the prior year’s Program Committee conference were used to for context and to Barbara Dingfelder initiate the 2014 conference planning Purpose: The Program Committee’s purpose is discussion. A number of committee members to plan CPHA events, particularly the Annual accepted tasks to handle individually such as Meeting and Conference and the Semi-annual handling CHES credits, the evaluation, or This year’s committee activities was a true coordinating and reviewing student poster group effort working closely with the CPHA submissions. Members correspond with other President and Communication Coordinator as CPHA committees, academic institutions, the Chair of the Committee changed due to conference vendors, sponsors and presenters in changes in personal commitments. The order to ensure a well-executed annual Committee Chair focused on the annual conference. A contract staff person assisted the conference plans. The 2014 annual conference Committee with many details of the theme "Public Health and Healthcare: Building conference. Members: Members of the on Our Past, Evolving for the Future." Was Program Committee consisted of public health derived from the group’s consensus. Goal: The professionals at local/state health departments, goal of the Program Committee is to hold an non-profit and for-profit organizations, educational, timely, interesting and community based organizations, clinical annual conference that is relevant to practice, academia and other healthcare the varied disciplines that comprise the current settings. The Committee Chairs extends much and future public health workforce. appreciation to the CPHA Board and Committee The Program Committee held Activities: Members for their support and assistance with biweekly or weekly meetings via teleconference this year’s annual conference. and intermittent face-to-face meetings centrally
students wanted more classroom mentors and more opportunities to produce public health videos. Community Colleges Update: Middlesex implemented PH 101 that includes on-line resources for other community colleges to establish this course. Judy Wallace of Middlesex is leading Public Health course development. Program Committee Barbara Dingfelder Purpose: The Program Committee’s purpose is to plan CPHA events, particularly the Annual Meeting and Conference and the Semi-annual This year’s committee activities was a true group effort working closely with the CPHA President and Communication Coordinator as the Chair of the Committee changed due to changes in personal commitments. The Committee Chair focused on the annual conference plans. The 2014 annual conference theme "Public Health and Healthcare: Building on Our Past, Evolving for the Future." Was derived from the group’s consensus. Goal: The goal of the Program Committee is to hold an educational, timely, interesting and annual conference that is relevant to the varied disciplines that comprise the current and future public health workforce. Activities: The Program Committee held biweekly or weekly meetings via teleconference and intermittent face-to-face meetings centrally located in the since January 2014.. Committee members, guided by the Program Committee Chair, discussed and finalized items such as: conference content, budget, logistics, coordinated guest speakers; publicity materials and content; sponsors, exhibitors, and advertisers; registration logistics, food; recruitment of volunteer staff, student posters; and requirements of session organizers. The evaluation and feedback from the prior year’s conference were used to for context and to initiate the 2014 conference planning discussion. A number of committee members accepted tasks to handle individually such as handling CHES credits, the evaluation, or coordinating and reviewing student poster submissions. Members correspond with other CPHA committees, academic institutions, conference vendors, sponsors and presenters in order to ensure a well-executed annual conference. A contract staff person assisted the Committee with many details of the conference. Members: Members of the Program Committee consisted of public health professionals at local/state health departments, non-profit and for-profit organizations, community based organizations, clinical practice, academia and other healthcare settings. The Committee Chairs extends much appreciation to the CPHA Board and Committee Members for their support and assistance with this year’s annual conference.
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