Welcome to the new CPHA-N website

This website is a work in progress, as much about what you make it as about how we design it. It is intended to allow members and other stakeholders greater participation in CPHA-N policy and programming. We expect the website will evolve as more people use it.

While the website is focused on California, much of what happens in California affects and reflects events elsewhere, whether this is Federal legislation that affects California health and budgets, diseases that start elsewhere and travel to California, or approaches that start in California and are diffused throughout the nation and the world. We expect to see discussions that transcend our borders, just as we expect users from outside California.

The website has Public Health Forums for you to post to. It includes forums where you can tell us what features you would like on the website, what benefits you would like from our Association, and what activities you would like us to see pursue. It has forums for different public health interests – reflecting our priorities as well as our disciplines.

We are a volunteer Association, supported largely by membership dues, registration fees, and some very small grants. We are increasingly active. That activity is a double-edged sword. It is a compliment that more and more individuals and organizations see us as relevant and request our involvement AND that involvement stretches our resources. So, consider things that you would find helpful, and consider also things you can do to help us accomplish them.

Like many other things, this activity is easier to start than to manage. Its success depends on you; its growth depends on you. We will not always be able to act on all good suggestions, but we do promise to listen.

There is no access fee, but like all other activities, this website requires resources to maintain, operate and manage. Visit us often, tell your colleagues about our existence, and, if you find the site useful, consider contributing resources – whether those are postings, links, sweat equity, or financial contributions.

Help us grow its value to California.

Giorgio Piccagli President, CPHA-N