Fwd: APHA-SA Weekly Email for March 11th, 2012

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---------- Forwarded message --------From: APHA Student Assembly <stud...@apha.org>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:18:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: APHA-SA Weekly Email for March 11th, 2012
To: taraneh.t...@my.csun.edu



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Dear Taraneh,

APHA's Flu Near You Challenge - The Student Assembly is in 12th Place
and we need YOU!

By now you've heard of the APHA Flu Near You Challenge and the Student
Assembly is requesting your assistance! As of March 11th, 2012, the
Student Assembly is in 12th place. Please sign up here to register to
receive weekly surveys in order to track your flu symptoms. Your
responses will not only assist in tracking the influenza virus in the
United States, but will help Student Assembly towards the grand prize
of up to $50,000 to better service YOU, the students of the American
Public Health Association! Please stay tuned to additional emails from
APHA and the Student Assembly on prizes throughout the duration of the
Flu Near You contest. We trust that you don't want to miss out on all
that is in store!
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2012 Call for APHA-SA Representatives to APHA Boards

Dear Student Assembly Members,

The APHA Student Assembly is seeking applications for student
representatives to seven of APHA's boards.These positions include
student representatives to: APHA Action Board, American Journal of
Public Health Editorial Board, APHA Committee on Affiliates, APHA
Education Board, APHA Publications Board, APHA Science Board, and The
Nation's Health Advisory Committee. Please see the attached call
for nominations for details. If you are interested in applying for any
of these positions, please complete the application form and return
it, along with your CV, to nomin...@aphastudents.org by

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nomin...@aphastudents.org

Friday March 16, 2012 at 11:59PM EDT. Please be sure to clarify to
which position you are applying. If you wish to apply for more than
one position, a separate application must be submitted for each
position.

 APHA-SA Opportunities Newsletter for March 11th, 2012

The APHA-SA Advancement Committee presents its new and improved
Opportunities Email! Please see the most current
posting here for job, internship, and fellowship
opportunties!

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APHA-SA February 2012 Action Alert

The APHA-SA Action Committee presents its February 2012 Action
Alert. Take Action Now and reach out to your representatives to have
your voices' heard!

http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=pPVUBcNyBg5c1Dfcs0S2kA

APHA-SA Newsletter - Inaugural Special Edition Issue

The APHA-SA Newsletter Subcommittee has begun partnerships with
various APHA Sections, Affiliates, Caucuses, and other
membergroups to publish Special Edition newsletters on unique student
issues. Please see the attached newsletter for our first
collaboration with the Florida Public Health Association Student
Section. Are you interested in building a partnership with the APHA-SA
Newsletter Subcommittee? Please email newsl...@aphastudents.org for
additional information!

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APHA Student Assembly is now on Facebook and Twitter!

Keep in touch with the APHA Student Assembly via social media managed
bout our Website and Communications Committees! Follow us on
Twitter @APHAStudents and Like "APHA Student Assembly" on Facebook to
stay connected!
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APHA Jay S. Drotman Award

The Jay S. Drotman Memorial Award was established to recognize the
career of a promising young public health professional or student. The
award was officially established in March 1979 by Peter Drotman, MD,
MPH in memory of his late brother and is presented annually by the
American Public Health Association. Additional information is found
here. Nominations forms and materials are due

http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=UaRPhzEh33Oa9JxUkWIe_w

April 20th, 2012.

APHA Student Assembly Public Health Mentoring Award

The Student Assembly Public Health Mentoring Award is intended to
recognize the essential role of mentoring in public health and
leadership development. It will be given annual to senior public
health practitoners or academics who take an active role in mentoring
students and young professionals through regulatory contact,
professional developemt, research support or joint publications.
Additional information is found here. Nomination forms and materials
are due on

http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=NZ5ghbJigeXmZ3w-iBTTmA

April 20th, 2012.

APHA Get Ready Essay Scholarship Contest: Deadline is March 26

APHA is now accepting entries for its 2012 Get Ready Scholarship. To
raise awareness about emergency preparedness, APHA is offering its
fourth annual Get Ready Scholarship. Learn about all the details,
requirements, rules and regulations on the Get Ready Scholarship Web
page. The scholarship is a component of APHA's Get Ready
campaign, which works to help Americans prepare themselves, their
families and their communities for all disasters and hazards,
including pandemic flu, infectious disease, natural disasters and
other emergencies. Six scholarships of $500 will be awarded: two
scholarships for high school seniors, two scholarships for college
undergraduates and two scholarships for graduate students. The
deadline for submissions is March 26, or until entry limits are
reached. For questions about the scholarship, email Charlene Bright at
charlen...@apha.org or call 202-777-2491.
http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=_l_pRO2J99W3uiH6p0ytXQ

22nd Annual APHA Public Health Materials Contest

The APHA Public Health Education Health Promotion section is
soliciting your best health education, promotion and communication
materials for the 22nd annual competition. The contest provides a
forum to showcase public health materials during the APHA Annual
Meeting and recognizes professionals for their hard work.

All winners will be selected by panels of expert judges prior to the
140th APHA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. A session will
be held at the Annual Meeting to recognize winners, during which one
representative from the top materials selected in each category will
give a presentation about their material.

Entries will be accepted in three categories; health promotion print
materials, health promotion multi-media materials, and health
education training materials. Entries for the contest are due by April
13, 2012. Please contact Stephanie Parsons at spar...@jhsph.edu for
additional contest entry information.

One Voice Against Cancer Video Contest

One Voice Against Cancer, an organization of 40 groups dedicated to
the fight against cancer, is announcing its first ever video advocacy
contest, "Film It to Fight It!"

We are inviting public health students to put their talent to work in
support of the fight against cancer by submitting an original and
creative video in support of federal funding for cancer
research.  The winning videos will be shown at an event with
Members of Congress on Capitol Hill on July 9, 2012, and posted online
in support OVAC's advocacy efforts.

For more information and to submit your video, visit:
http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=jkYRRpBE8TYJA6cfgctiYg

All video entries must be 2 minutes or less and submitted by April 16,
2012.

First Prize $500
Second Prize $250
Third Prize $100

Be Creative, Be Real, Be Powerful!  Submit your video today!

$25,000 Scholarship Available to Become a Physician Assistant

The PA Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2012 Johnson
& Johnson Scholarship, worth $25,000. The scholarships are meant
to help disadvantaged minority students become physician assistants,
increase diversity in the PA workforce and offset the rising cost of
PA programs. Apply today. Submission deadline April 11, 2012.
http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=YYuZrZoNbpYsyoDLhwWHPw

*If you have any questions about the content of this newsletter,
please reply to the Student Assembly Chair, Brittany Marshall, at
ch...@aphastudents.org*



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