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About PFPRH
The
Population, Family Planning and Reproductive Health (PFPRH) Section was founded
in 1975 and currently has approximately 900 primary members. Members of
the section are concerned with diverse issues and topics
related to population, family planning and reproductive health.
With the ultimate goal of improving the health and well-being of women,
men and children, our section strives to build bridges between local and global
reproductive health issues; between research and public policy and advocacy; and
across academic disciplines and professions.
(For extensive detail on the structure of sections and the responsibilities of various section officers, see the APHA Manual for Section Chairs and Leadership of General Guidelines for Sections. Access to this document requires login to the APHA members-only area; for information on logging in, click here.)
PFPRH Officers
According to the APHA bylaws, only individuals whose primary
membership is
with PFPRH may hold an elected office or serve on the Section Council
or the
Governing Council. PFPRH section officers include the Chair, the
Chair-Elect, and the Secretary. Officers are elected by
section members. The terms of office for our section are one
year. New terms begin and old terms expire at the close of
APHA annual meetings. After five consecutive years in any elected
section
office, an officer is ineligible for reelection to that office for one
year.
Chair
Karen Hardee
Senior Technical Advisor, MEASURE Evaluation
John Snow, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
khardee at jsi dot com
Term: 11/8/200710/29/2008
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The Chair represents the section and presides at meetings.
The Chair has organizational, fiscal, and membership responsibilities, including:
- Working with the Section Council to develop an activity plan that meets the
sections priorities.
- Working with the section to select meaningful short-term activities.
- Filling standing committees with current section members.
- Seeing that the section develops section slates for Officer and Councilor elections.
- Developing and submitting sections Annual Report.
- Developing and monitoring the section budget in consultation with
the Section Council.
- Monitoring and approving budget expenditures as the fiscal agent of the
section.
- Supporting recruitment of new members to the section.
- Including new members in section activities and acknowledging the contributions of
section leaders and members.
- Assisting committee chairs in clarifying their duties, deadlines, etc.
- Managing communication between APHA and the section membership.
- Securing exhibit space for the annual meeting.
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Chair-Elect
Rebecka Lundgren, M.P.H.
Institute for Reproductive Health
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
lundgrer at georgetown dot edu
Term: 11/8/200710/29/2008
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The Chair-Elect of the PFPRH Section is the program chair for the APHA Annual Meeting.
As such, the chair-elect is responsible for:
- Advertising the call for abstracts, and communicating with authors interested in submitting abstracts for review.
- Distributing fliers to recruit abstract reviewers at the section business meetings, and adding reviewers to the APHA database.
- Receiving abstracts and directing the review of abstracts.
- Organizing panels and poster sessions for the annual meeting.
The
Chair-Elect is expected to attend an orientation session, usually held
in the summer in Washington, D.C. The Chair-Elect also attends
and participates in the Intersectional Council meeting the Saturday
before the APHA Annual Meeting.
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Immediate Past Chair
Margaret E. Greene, Ph.D.
International Center for Research on Women
Washington, D.C.
E-mail: mgreene at icrw dot org
Term: 11/8/200710/29/2008
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The Immediate Past Chair is a member of the Section
Council until succeeded. He or she has a primary responsibility to be an active and advisory member of the section leadership and the Intersectional Council (ISC). The Immediate Past Chair should attend the annual meeting of the full ISC, which is held on the Saturday before the annual meeting. In many sections, the Immediate Past Chair serves as chair of the section nominating committee. The Immediate Past Chair is also responsible for managing the section awards committee and organizing the awards ceremony (held during the Monday business meeting).
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Secretary
Annette L. Amey, Ph.D.
California Family Health Council
Los Angeles, Calif.
ameya at cfhc dot org
Term: 11/8/2007-10/29/2008
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The Secretary keeps the minutes and other records of the section.
The Secretary transmits a copy of the minutes of both the business and
scientific sessions to the Executive Director of the Association
following the close of the Annual Meeting. The Secretary is also
responsible for maintaining minutes for section business meetings and
conference calls and transmitting copies of these to the Section
Affairs staff.
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Secretary-Elect
(not yet elected)
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The
Secretary-Elect, who is not officially considered a section officer,
assists the Secretary and substitutes for the Secretary when necessary.
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PFPRH Section Councilors
The Section Council is the governing body of
the section and is composed of the section officers, the Immediate Past Section
Chair until succeeded, and six elective members. The Section Councilors
are
elected by section members and serve three-year
terms.
According to APHA guidelines, the duties of the Section Council include:
- To make general recommendations with relation to the general Annual Meeting program.
- To act on section membership and section policies.
- To submit an annual report of section transactions to the Governing Board through the Executive Board.
- To formulate rules of procedure for the section.
- To consider and transmit resolutions that originate in the section to the Governing Council.
- To advise on the publication of papers and reports presented at the section
meetings.
- To advise the Executive Board on the organization and membership of the Action
Board, the Science Board, councils, task
forces, and standing committees.
Currently our Section Councilors are:
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Helen K. Bellanca, M.D., M.P.H.
Portland, Ore.
hbellanca at gmail dot com
Term: 11/8/200711/10/2010
Rebecka Lundgren, M.P.H.
Institute for Reproductive Health
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
lundgrer at georgetown dot edu
Term: 11/9/200611/2009
John S. Santelli, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Chairman
Heilbrunn Department of
Population and Family Health
Mailman School of Public
Health
Columbia University
New York, N.Y.
Phone: (212) 304-5634
E-mail: js2637 at columbia dot edu
Term: 12/15/200510/29/2008
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Hannah Searing, M.H.S., M.A.
ACQUIRE Project
EngenderHealth
New York, N.Y.
Phone: (212) 561-8451
E-mail: hsearing at engenderhealth dot org
Term: 12/15/200510/29/2008
Paula Tavrow, Ph.D.
University of California at Los Angeles
ptavrow at ucla dot edu
Term: 11/8/200711/10/2010
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PFPRH Governing Councilors
The Governing Council is the policy-making body
in APHA. Each section elects at least two representatives to the Governing
Council, proportionate to the number of primary members in that section.
The Section Governing Councilors work with the Section Council on
policy and decisions coming before the Governing Council and Public
Hearings.
The Section Governing Councilors attend each session of the Governing
Council at the Annual Meeting and represent the wishes of their
section.
The duties of the Governing Council include:
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To establish policies and amend the bylaws of the Association, and to adopt
rules for the conduct of its own business.
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To
establish policies for the Association and for the guidance of the Executive
Board and the officers.
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To
receive and act upon reports or recommendations from any Association
constituent.
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To
elect the Executive Board, the officers of the Association, and Honorary
Members.
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To
receive the report of the Chair of the Executive Board at the Annual Meeting
in which the work, the accomplishments, and the financial status of the
Association shall be reviewed and a statement made of the major activities
contemplated for the upcoming year.
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To
establish sections of the Association, to combine or discontinue sections,
to prescribe the composition of Section Councils, to maintain coordination
among sections, and to formulate general rules governing their policies.
The PFPRH Section has four
Governing Councilors:
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