The Voice of Public Health Physicians
Guardians of the Public Health
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A. Mission:
| 1) Promote the Public's Health |
| 2) Represent Public Health Physicians |
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3) Educate the nation on the role and importance of the Public Health Physician's knowledge and skills in practicing population medicine.
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| 4) Foster Communication, Education and Scholarship in Public Health |
B. Motto: The Voice of Public Health Physicians, Guardians of the Public's Health
C: Objectives:
| 1. Advocate for public health and preventive services |
| 2. Advocate on behalf of Public Health Physicians |
| 3. Serve as a forum for Public Health Physicians and by doing so, strengthen sense of "community" and |
| facilitate an exchange of ideas among geographically dispersed Public Health Physicians |
| 4. Provide and facilitate career enhancement support services for Public Health Physicians |
| 5. Serve as the voice of Public Health Physicians to the American Medical Association (AMA), sister |
| public health organizations, news media, government and the general public |
| 6. Facilitate recruitment and retention of Public Health Physicians into the AMA |
"The distinguishing feature of the public health perspective is that it focuses on populations - assessing and monitoring health problems, informing the public and professionals about health issues, developing and enforcing health protecting laws and regulations, implementing and evaluating population based strategies to promote health and prevent disease, and assuring the provisions of essential health services." (http://www.cmsdocs.net/publichealth/MPH.pdf - page3)
Prospective Member? Membership is open to licensed active physicians, retired physicians and residents willing to self-designate as a Public Health Physician. A Public Health Physician is dedicated to guiding a community, agency, health organization,medical office, or program in the pursuit of group or community health goals. We encourage all Public Health Physicians to join AAPHP by clicking on the membership application on the left.
If you are looking for the American Association of Accredited Public Health Programs go to http://www.mphprograms.org/
If you are looking for some resources that provide a background in public health go to http://www.aaphp.org/basics
