Committees

AWARDS COMMITTEE

NDPHA presents two awards each year:

Public Health Worker of the Year, which honors a current member of NDPHA for outstanding public health contributions or achievements in the past year.

Outstanding Service Award, which honors an individual, either lay or professional, for outstanding work or achievement over their lifetime in the field of public health.

Committee members solicit nominations in October, and prior to mid December review the nominations, select the award winners, and report their decision to the conference planning committee.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Committee members review the financial records of the NDPHA office prior to the annual meeting and present a report to the membership. Vice President is standing member.

APHA CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT COMMITTEE

This committee will ensure that the plan set forth in our capacity building grant to strengthen the infrastructure of NDPHA is accomplished. The committee will meet approximately 4 times per year, primarily through teleconference, to review the plan, assign tasks to members and assist the executive director in completing the annual report and fiscal reports required by APHA.

CONFERENCE TASK FORCE

Committee members solicit input from the NDPHA membership to identify and recruit speakers and topics that are public health specific for the annual conference. They work closely with NDPHA’s Conference Planning Committee representative.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

Committee members track legislation that relates to public health and reports issues to the membership throughout the year, as well as at the annual meeting.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Committee members solicit new members for the Association.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Committee members solicit members in the fall of the year to run for office on the NDPHA Governing Council.  All officers are elected for a one-year term with the exception of the Secretary/Treasurer, which is a two-year term.  Generally, the Vice President moves to the President-Elect position and the President-Elect, in turn, moves into the President position.  A Nominating Committee report is printed in the January newsletter prior to the Annual Meeting.

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Committee members place a “Call for Resolutions” the first part of the year, as resolutions must be submitted to the committee at least 10 days prior to the annual meeting. The committee reviews all resolutions and presents them to the membership with a recommendation of Adopt, Do Not Adopt, or No Recommendation.