Librarians with an interest in public health, make this the year you attend the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.\u00a0\u00a0Stipends funded by The Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund for this purpose will be awarded to at least 11 librarians in 2013.\u00a0\u00a0This year\u2019s APHA meeting will take place in Boston, MA from\u00a0November 2-6, 2013. Its theme is\u00a0Think Global, Act Local: Best Practices Around the World.<\/i><\/p>\n
Applications are now being accepted.\u00a0\u00a0The deadline for application is\u00a0Friday July 26, 2013, 5pm EST.\u00a0\u00a0For the complete Call for Applicants, application forms, and FAQs, go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.phha.mlanet.org\/ For more information on the Sewell Fund, see\u00a0http:\/\/www.sewellfund.org\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0–<\/p>\n What is the Value of Attending APHA as a Sewell Stipend recipient?<\/i><\/p>\n The mission of the Fund is to increase librarians\u2019 identification with medical and health care professionals.\u00a0Stipends have been awarded annually since 2001.\u00a0\u00a0Past participants testify to the value of attending APHA:<\/p>\n \u201cConnecting with my fellow library and information professionals and public health colleagues was energizing\u2026The spirit of true collaboration shone through the programs.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0(Feili Tu)<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cMany of the things I learned were not specific, as in tangible facts, more of an understanding of what Public Health is. I learned it covers just about everything\u2026for Public Health you need to be knowledgeable about the issues, the potential impact of legislation, and knowledgeable about the \u2018agendas\u2019 of the interested parties\u2026\u201d (Kristin Kroger)<\/p>\n \u201cOverall the conference really helped me to better understand the scope of public health as well as the latest development in the areas of public health that I am most likely to have to deal with as a librarian\u2026.It was an incredible learning experience.\u201d (Manju Tanwar)<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that I\u2019m working on a Masters in Public Health was very interesting to her (public health colleague) because she didn\u2019t realize that some librarians also have another graduate degree. I think this helped solidify the idea that librarians could be peers to teaching faculty.\u201d (Amber Burtis)<\/p>\n \u201cAs a result of the meeting I gained a deeper understanding of my patrons\u2019 needs\u201d\u00a0\u00a0(Peggy Gross)<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I now have a cohort of people to whom to turn when I have questions about what I am doing as I move into supporting my institution\u2019s public health program.\u201d (Laure Zeigen)<\/p>\n The committee is looking forward to reading your applications!<\/p>\n Barbara Folb<\/p>\n Barbara Folb, MM, MLS, MPH Librarians with an interest in public health, make this the year you attend the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.\u00a0\u00a0Stipends funded by The Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund for this purpose will be awarded to at least 11 librarians in 2013.\u00a0\u00a0This year\u2019s APHA meeting will take place in Boston, MA from\u00a0November 2-6, 2013. Its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnmlg.mlanet.org\/main\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFor more information on the 2013 APHA meeting see\u00a0http:\/\/www.apha.org\/meetings\/
\nPublic Health Informationist
\n<\/span>University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System
\n<\/span>Chair, Client Relations Committee
\n<\/span>Public Health\/ Health Administration Section
\n<\/span>Medical Library Association
\n<\/span>folb@pitt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"