APHA in Brief

Recordings from APHA 2021 available

Public health professionals can take in recorded sessions from APHA’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo online now — whether or not they were part of the meeting in October.

People who participated in APHA 2021 can log into the Annual Meeting platform and access hundreds of sessions recorded at the event through Jan. 31. The recordings include major plenary events as well as scientific panels and poster sessions on a wide range of public health topics.

“Registrants can catch up on what they missed, watch their own presentations or replay a session they’ve already enjoyed,” Donna Wright, APHA’s manager of scientific session development, told The Nation’s Health.

APHA 2021 content is not limited to those who were already a part of the October event, however. Anyone can purchase online access to meeting recordings by selecting one of two options: APHA 2021 On-Demand provides three months of access to hundreds of captioned scientific sessions and presentations, while the APHA 2021 Featured Sessions package shares 14 special sessions and offers CE credits.

For more information, visit www.apha.org/annualmeeting.

Members of APHA’s Executive Board celebrate at APHA 2021. Nominations are now being sought for positions on the board.

Nominations sought for APHA leadership

APHA members who want to play a leadership role in the Association are being asked to step forward.

Members are now sought for APHA’s boards and committees, which address a range of public health and Association issues. More than a dozen groups are in need of new leaders. A list of open positions — as well as information on duties, requirements and time commitments for each group — is available online.

APHA members can nominate themselves or others. APHA’s boards and committees include student members, who serve one-year terms. For full details, visit www.apha.org/leadership-appointment.

Nominations are also being sought for those who want to serve as elected officers of the Association. APHA will hold elections in 2022 for its president-elect, treasurer, honorary vice presidents and positions on the Executive Board. Officer nomination information is available at bit.ly/aphaofficers.

For more information, email governance{at}apha.org.

Environmental health advocates honored

A national nonprofit that works for environmental justice and civil rights was named the winner of the inaugural Inclusion and Diversity for Equitable Advancement in Environmental Health Award in October.

Initially formed in response to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, Black Millennials For Flint has grown into a movement for action on lead exposure in Black and Hispanic communities nationwide.

The Environmental Health and Equity Collaborative, which includes APHA, chose Black Millennials For Flint for the award in recognition of the group’s success in environmental health leadership.

“I am so excited for us to be recognized by APHA,” Vanessa Vassall, national program director of Black Millennials For Flint said during a session at APHA’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo. “What is most important to our small but mighty young organization in promoting environmental health and dismantling environmental racism is the idea that non-traditional experts are the people who are going to be leading this charge, saving this planet and taking care of each other.”

An honorable mention was awarded to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-Department of Environmental Health and Engineering for its work to achieve greater diversity and inclusion within their community.

For more information on the award and the Environmental Health and Equity Collaborative, visit www.apha.org/EHEC.

APHA’s 2022 Get Ready Calendar, included with this issue of The Nation’s Health, can be downloaded now from the Get Ready website.

Get Ready calendar now downloadable

APHA members who receive The Nation’s Health in the mail gained a special bonus with their January issue: a free copy of APHA’s 2022 Get Ready Calendar.

Featuring 12 months of very adorable animals and preparedness tips, the calendar is designed to remind people to be ready for disasters year-round.

Now in its 10th year, the Get Ready calendar is an APHA tradition. Hundreds of photos were submitted in the 2021 Get Ready Photo Contest, of which 19 were picked for the calendar.

APHA members who do not receive The Nation’s Health in the mail can download and print the 2022 calendar from Get Ready website.

Public health professionals who want to share copies of the calendar in their communities or within their organization can purchase them in bulk.

For more information, visit www.aphagetready.org or email getready{at}apha.org.

Louise Dettman contributed to this article.