Congratulations to Dr. Lloyd M. Hofer, Health Director of the Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale (GNR) County Health Departments! Dr. Hofer has won the Distinguished Leader Healthcare Award through the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce.
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Call for Nominations for GPHA Officers
GPHA is now accepting nominations for the offices of Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, APHA Representative, and Representative-at-Large. Nominations are due by January 18, 2009.
Apply to Be a Presenter at the NALBOH Conference
The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) is accepting abstracts from individuals or groups who’d like to present at the 2019 NALBOH Conference, happening August 14-16, 2019 in Denver. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2019.
Give Your Input on Topics for Upcoming Workforce Development Workshop
Public health professionals – we’d like to hear from you! The GPHA Academic Section and other partners are asking for your input on upcoming workshop topics and continuing education needs as a whole.
Call for Nominations: Sellers-McCroan Award and GPHA Section Awards
The GPHA Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the GPHA Section Awards and Sellers-McCroan award, to be presented at our annual meeting in May 2019. The deadline for nomination submission is December 14, 2018 at 5 pm. There will be NO deadline extension.
GPHA Newsletter: Fall 2018
The Fall 2018 edition of GPHA News includes information about an upcoming Workforce Development workshop being planned by the GPHA Academic Section and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, as well as updates on our annual spring conference, and a link to access an Epidemiology Section webinar.
Apply for the National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health
Applications are currently being accepted for the 8th National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health (NLAPH) cohort. The application deadline is Tuesday, November 27, 2018.
Recording Now Available from Epidemiology Webinar: “Fowl Play Holiday”
The GPHA Epidemiology section, in partnership with the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University, presented a webinar in May, detailing a food-borne illness outbreak and investigation. A recording of the webinar is now available.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Abstracts for 2019 Conference
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2019 GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference. Due to the recent weather event, GPHA has extended the abstract submission deadline until November 2, 2018.
Death Announcement: GPHA Past-President Dr. Selina A. Smith, 1957-2018
On behalf of the members of the Georgia Public Health Association (GPHA), it is with much sorrow that I share word of the passing of a distinguished friend, scholar, researcher and past GPHA President, Selina A. Smith.