Southern Health Association

President's Welcome

by Jan Cooke

Welcome to the Southern Health Association website. On behalf of SHA, I thank you for checking us out. Hopefully this site will offer information about the organization, which will lead you to join as an individual member or corporate sponsor.

There is much going on with Public Health right now--President Obama's health care reform, H1N1 immunization distribution, public health preparedness, global warming-- just to name a few issues. In addition to sharing information on public health issues, SHA shares information on what is happening locally with the eight affiliate state public health associations which make up the membership of SHA.

We meet annually with one of the affiliate state associations rotating among the eight states. In August 2009, we met in West Palm Beach with the Florida Public Health Association. It was a grand event with a week full of sharing hot topics and establishing new contacts as resources on public health issues. Become a member today and join us September 15-17, 2010 in Franklin, Tennessee, for our next annual meeting.

Mission:
To serve as the regional advocate for public health and for the development and growth of its leadership.

Purpose:
To foster and stimulate a greater degree of scientific effort in the protection and improvement of public health, and to bring about better understanding, integration and promotion of public health service.

Southern Health Update

SHA publishes a newsletter three times a year which is sent to all individual,fellow, retiree, student, contributing and associate members. Members are encouraged to contribute articles for publication.

In addition to articles relating to SHA, the Southern Health "Update" also includes a section on what's going on in the various states in the region, state affiliate association news, and a consumer news section.

Editor: Nettie Gerstle
Managing Editor: Sandra Whittle

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