Benefits of Membership

• Voice and representation on many national isues through our liaison with APHA
• Voice in state issues including links to California Center for Public Health Advocacy
• Many professional development and training opportunities during the year.
• Leadership and networking with professional colleagues.
• Employment opportunities via our postings in newsletter and on Website.
• Tax deductions:  Cash donations and ‘professional fees’ are deductible.
• Earning CE credits for Physicians, PHN’s, Public Health Educators, etc.
• Receiving the CPHA-N  E-MAILER newsletter to your personal email address.
• The new CPHA-N Website: www.cphan.org for informantion & updates
• Annual Meeting & Workshops including periodic state-wide meetings with SCPHA

Mission

• The California Public Health Association-North (CPHA-N) will provide leadership in public health in California by studying and becoming familiar with public health needs and problems, and by initiating and supporting action to meet needs or remedy problems including education and legislation.
• CPHA-N will provide an opportunity for persons actively engaged or interested in the broad field of public health to share knowledge and experiences in order to achieve the primary goal of protecting and promoting public, environmental and personal health.
• CPHA-N will also function actively as an affiliate of the American Public Health Association by supporting and contributing to the work of the national organization.

What We Do

We influence the development of statewide health policy through our:

• Strong working relationships with the State legislature and administration, local health officials, and elected representatives
• Close ties with schools of public health, teaching hospitals, and the research community
• Collaboration with community-based organizations and coalitions, advocates, and labor unions
• Dialogue with public and private health care providers, traditional and non-traditional

As the Northern California affiliate of the American Public Health Association, we take part in the national public health policy discussion. CPHA-N sponsors continuing education opportunities through conferences and seminars which promote dialogue with prominent public policy thinkers.

Governing Council 2010

Officers

• President: Dave Spath, PhD, MS
• Immediate Past President: Giorgio Piccagli, PhD, MPH
• Vice President-Programs: Paul English, PhD, MPH
• Vice President-Operations: Jacquolyn Duerr, MPH
• Secretary: Aimee Reedy, EdD, MPH
• Treasurer: Vacant (If you are interested in this open position please send note to: office@cphan.org)
• Director at Large: Catherine Thomsen, MPH
• Director at Large: Diana Conti
• APHA Affiliate Representative: Robert Benjamin, MD, MPH
• Interim Executive Director: Adele Amodeo, MPH
• Business Manager: Sabrina Ritchie, CMP
• Webmaster: Bill Zarchy

Committee Chairs

• Membership: Glenn I. Hildebrand, MPH
• Bylaws: Eileen Eastman, MA
• Continuing Education: Open
• Public Health Nursing: Sheila Proctor, RN, MS, MPH
• Legislative: Lois Ritter, EdD, MS, MA
• Oral Health: Howard Pollick, DDS, MPH
• Occupational & Environmental Health: David Harrington, MPH

Liaisons

• CA Conference of Local Health Officers: Roberta Lawson
• UC Berkeley, School of Public Health: Patricia W. Hosel, MPA
• UC Berkeley, SPH Alumni Association: David Harrington, MPH
• UC Davis, Department of Public Health Sciences: John J. Troidl, PhD
• Universal Health Care: Ellen Shaffer, PhD
• CA Center for Public Health Advocacy: Giorgio Piccagli, PhD, MPH
• CA Medicine & Public Health: Robert Benjamin, MD, MPH
• Student Liaisons: Tracy Nakamura & Antonio Nunez