The mission and goals of APHA are to improve the health of the public, to achieve and create equity in health status, to build public health infrastructure and capacity, and to ensure the right to health and health care assess. Elected and appointed members direct APHA. For instance, the governing council of APHA elects the executive board (honorary members). There are 24-exceutive board members and they manage the structure of APHA and work in areas such as policy, management, deployment, program, and membership. The executive board members also hire the APHA executive director who establish and approves annual budgets for APHA work, and the director acts as a trustee of all association resources. The board resolves membership issues including supervision of election procedures and determining dues. Some APHA staff work at association headquarters in Washington, D.C, and others support association members and help to improve the APHA mission in achieving equity in health status. Other board members and committees also supervise publications, awards, science, and advocacy.
2. What are some membership benefits?
Some membership benefits of APHA include opportunities to expand public health expertise through science and industry resources, to network based on …show more content…
By being involve with APHA, this can allow me the chance to post my resume for reviews and to search for jobs for free. APHA also offers educational opportunities in which I can earn CPH certification. In addition, APHA offers mentoring programs, internships and fellowships, and other opportunities that can help me to hone the skills necessary to become a health