Please join MPHA’s “Each One, Bring One” Membership Drive! 

Current members will receive one drawing entry for each new member they refer who joins MPHA. The prize is a FREE registration to attend the 2015 MPHA Annual Meeting or 2 years of membership for both the drawing winner and the new member they recruited.* 

Have friends who have thought about joining MPHA? Now’s the time to invite them! Consider colleagues in non-traditional public health arenas – such as community organizing, education, housing, transportation, and criminal justice – as well! Members from rural Minnesota are also especially encouraged to join! 

Contest Rules: 

● Referring person must be a current member in good standing. 

 Members may refer more than one new member. Each new member MUST include the referring member’s name on the application for the contest entry to be complete. 

● The winning pair (new member + referring member) will be randomly selected on or about April 6, 2015 from all eligible entries, and notified by email.

● Each winner has 14 days to respond otherwise an alternate winner will be selected. 

● Each winner may choose between a free registration to the 2015 MPHA meeting (taking place in Duluth, MN on May 28-29, 2015 OR a free 2-year extension to their membership. The winners do not need to select the same prize. 

Online membership application: http://mpha.net/

Membership levels: Individual, Student, Community Health Worker, Retired, Lifetime, and Organizational. 

*Don’t forget: The new member must complete the “Referred By” box on their online application in order for the referring member to receive an entry into the drawing. Each additional MPHA member creates a larger independent public health network in Minnesota. Our increased diversity and deeper network builds more opportunities for public health advocacy, partnerships, coalitions and professional connections!

At our 2014 annual meeting on June 4, the 2014 MPHA award recipents were announced. Congratulations to the winners!

 

MPHA Announces 2014 Award Recipients.pdf

Results will be announced at the annual meeting on June 4.

Polls for the 2014-2015 MPHA Governing Council are now open, and will remain open until Friday, May 30, at 5:00 p.m.

All MPHA members are invited to cast their votes for the following open positions: President-Elect (1), Member-at-large greater MN (1) and Member-at-large statewide (2).

Each MPHA member may vote only once. You must log in to www.mpha.net and find the election link in the Members Only section. Candidate bios and the link to the ballot will be found there. Votes will be tabulated, and the winners will be announced at the MPHA Annual Meeting on June 4.

Cast your vote today!

If you have any questions, send an email to leadership@mpha.net.

The Summer Public Health Institute, now in its 13th year, offers courses for students and practice professionals in public health and related fields. Participants can build or expand their professional expertise, learn best practices, broaden career options, network with other professionals or explore a new area of interest. Courses are intensive, highly interactive and applications based with opportunities for field trips, case studies, hands-on labs and simulations.

 

Information and/or URL for registration: http://sph.umn.edu/programs/institute/

The 2014 MN Community Health Worker Alliance 2014 Statewide Conference will be 

held in conjunction with MPHA’s Annual Conference and Meeting on June 5th, 2014!

The partnership means that Alliance and MPHA conference registrants will participate in a joint opening plenary on the morning of June 5^th and also be able to  attend breakouts from either conference planned for that half-day.  The Alliance conference will continue into the afternoon with a tasty buffet luncheon, plenary program, and breakouts. MPHA conference registrants will have the opportunity to attend the afternoon programming of the CHW Alliance Conference for an additional registration fee of $35.

Please note that MPHA is serving as our conference registrar so registration is on the MPHA website.  Payment and reminder emails will also come from MPHA.

Register here for the 2014 MN Community Health Worker Alliance 2014 Statewide Conference

Register here for the 2014 MPHA Annual Conference and Meeting 

The CHW Alliance Conference flyer and program overview contain the schedule, planned breakout topics, and other helpful information. 

Click here to register.  Click here for more information on the conference program and logistics.

Public Health on the Horizon

 

The 2014 Community Health Conference will be held September 17, 18, and 19, 2014, at Cragun’s Conference Center in Brainerd, MN. Concurrent session presenters must be available on Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September 19. MDH will develop the conference schedule after presenters are determined.

Concurrent session proposals will be accepted through Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at 4:30 p.m. All applicants will be notified of the status of their proposal via email during the week of June 23, 2014.

 

For more information, check here and www.health.state.mn.us/chc

The MPHA awards are a great opportunity to acknowledge the commitment and contributions of public health colleagues. Please consider submitting nominations for any or all of the above awards by Tuesday, April 15. Winners will be announced and awarded at the Annual Meeting on June 4.

 

More information and nomination form can be found here.

Members only: http://www.mpha.net/Default.aspx?pageId=1811055