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COMMITTEES

Legislative/Public Policy Committee
Reviews and takes action on legislative initiatives affecting public health issues.
Chair: Bethany Sanborn, MPH, CHES

Program Committee
Develops educational programs and plans the annual meeting.
Chair:
Kristen Dow

Membership & Marketing Committee
Reviews membership benefits, recruits new members, reviews MPHA website for updates, reviews membership trends and coordinates National Public Health Week.
Chair:
Jessica Begley, MPH


Nomination & Awards Committee

Coordinates the annual nominating process for the MPHA Board and Officers, reviews and votes on annual MPHA awards.
Chair:
Emily Rines, MPH, CHES

MPHA Sustainability Committee
A new committee which is exploring sustainablity options for MPHA over the next 1-3 years.  Commmittee is charged with writing a sustainability plan by June 2010.
Chair:
Anita Ruff, MPH, CHES

Get Ready Action Team
Implementation of APHA's all-hazards preparedness campaign called Get Ready.  The team is implementing several initiatives throughout the year with a focus on a state-wide all-hazards preparedness campaign set to begin in February, 2010.  For more information go to
www.mainepublichealth.org/getready
Chair:
Tina Pettingill, MPH

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Membership & Marketing committee

The Membership/Marketing committee is charged with:

• Increasing the visibility of the Maine Public Health Association in the public health community and general public.
• Diversifying MPHA membership base through expanding membership benefits.
• Improving member communication through comprehensive multi-media print and electronic methods.  

Our activities include:

·         Implementing the MPHA annual membership satisfaction survey

·         Planning annual National Public Health week

·         Organizing MPHA regional meetings and other networking opportunities

·         Coordinating membership drive activities including information sessions, etc.

Goals for 2010

  1. Design survey to be used regularly to gather input on MPHA systems, activities, and effectiveness in performing its four key functions. 
  2. Review members to identify gaps and plan membership drive agenda based on results.
  3. Begin measuring retention rate.
  4. Design and trial membership engagement system.

 

Name

Organization

Email

Jessica Begley, Committee Chair

Maine Medical Center Family Birth Center

BEGLEJ@mmc.org

Lee Ann Dodge

Substance Abuse Prevention, USM

ldodge@usm.maine.edu

Naomi Anderson

MaineHealth Employee Health Improvement & Community Health

ANDERN@mmc.org

Julie Osgood

MaineHealth Clinical Integration

OSGOOJ1@mmc.org

Steven Johndro

Greater Waterville HMP

sjohndro@unitedwaymidme.org

Bethany Fortier

Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition HMP

bfortier@une.edu

Tina Pettingill

MPHA Exec. Dir.

tinapettingill@gmail.com

James Tasse

Healthy Casco Bay HMP

JCT@portlandmaine.gov

Rebecca Miller

Poison Control Center

miller@mmc.org

Scott Caparelli

Portland Public Health Division

scc@portlandmaine.gov

Michelle Caliandro

American Lung Association of Maine

mcaliandro@mainelung.org

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Get Ready Action Team
Through a grant and resources from the American Public Health Association, MPHA is embarking on an all-hazards preparedness campaign called Get Ready. MPHA has committed to implementing at least five Get Ready activities each year. We have gathering a team of emergency preparedness professionals from around the State to facilitate this process. Our team has identified individual and community level education as a priority in our efforts and has worked on material creation and dissemination throughout the State over the past two years. In late 2009 MPHA received grants from Maine Health Access Foundation and Maine Emergency Management Agency to conduct a state-wide emergency preparedness campaign using mostly electonic mediums to motivate Mainers to create a kit.  This campaign will begin February 2010.  For more information, please jump to www.mainepublichealth.org/getready

Our team members include:

Name

Organization

Email

Tina Pettingill, Committee Chair

MPHA

mainepha@gmail.com

Mike Russell

City of Portland

mar@portlandmaine.gov

Mary Jude

Maine CDC

mary.jude@maine.gov

Kathy Knight

North Eastern Maine Regional Resource Center

kknight@emh.org

Josh Francis

Maine Medical Center

francj2@mmc.org 

Nathaniel Sparling

Southern Maine Regional Resource Center

sparln@mmc.org 

Caity Hager

Maine Primary Care Association

chager@mepca.org

Patty Hamilton

City of Bangor

patty.hamilton@bangormaine.gov

Roxanne Mushrall

Eastern Maine Healthcare

rmushrall@emh.org

Scott Caparelli

Portland Public Health Division

scc@portlandmaine.gov

Mike Mason

American Red Cross

masonmi@usa.redcross.org

Sharon Bagalio Mercy Hospital  BagalioS@mercyme.com
Susan Reed Acupuncturists Without Borders  sreedlac@gwi.net

 To get involved in the Get Ready action, please contact Tina Pettingill, Executive Director at tinapettingill@gmail.com.

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Annual Meeting Planning Committee

The MPHA Annual Meeting Planning Committee is charged with:
• Selecting the annual meeting theme
• Developing the agenda
• Identifying & contacting breakout and keynote speakers
• Securing sponsorships
• Applying for, and administering, continuing education credits
• Meeting logistics & organization

The committee usually meets monthly from February through November with possible increases as the meeting date approaches. This is a great opportunity to connect with other MPHA members, as well as an easy way to get involved with MPHA.

Goals for 2010 include:
• Continued high participation in the annual meeting
• Expanded and more diverse breakout sessions
• At least eighty-five percent of those who complete an evaluation will be “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the meeting

Name

Organization/Position

Email

Kristen Dow, Committee Chair

Healthy Portland/Healthy Casco Bay

kjd@portlandmaine.gov

Joan Ingram

Public Health Division/City of Portland

jbi@portlandmaine.gov

Megan Rochelo

Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition HMP

mrochelo@une.edu

Jenn Thibodeau

Healthy Rivers/PROP

JThibodeau@propeople.org

Tina Pettingill

MPHA Executive Director

tinapettingill@gmail.com

Naomi Anderson Shucker

MaineHealth

andern@mainehealth.org

Cassandra Grantham MaineHealth  cotec1@mainehealth.org
MaryAnn Amrich Maine CDC MaryAnn.Amrich@maine.gov

Legislative/Public Policy Committee

For information about the MPHA policy commitee, please go to: 
http://www.mainepublichealth.org/policy.php

 
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