APHA 2015 is fast approaching! The
Community-Based Public Caucus (CBPHC) is planning wonderful scientific sessions, partnering with the National Community-Based Organization Network (NCBON) for our annual community reception, holding a community workshop highlighting youth as leaders in community-based participatory research, and much more. These meetings will be at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place." The room is "Hyatt Regency McCormick Place: CC23A.
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See you in Chicago!
"Coffee Klatch" CBPH Morning Business Meeting & Other APHA Happenings
Please join us for our NCBON business meeting on Sunday, November 1 at 2 p.m. followed by the CBPHC workgroup meetings at 3 p.m. These meetings will be at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we have a full schedule of sessions highlighting community-academic partnerships in action. For a full list of sessions, visit the APHA website.
The CBPHC Annual Business Meeting is back! Whether your a Caucus member or not, we hope you can join us early on
Tuesday, November 2 at 6:30 a.m.at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place: CC23ABC. This year's meeting format is to engage in dialogue over complimentary coffee, tea, and juice around the work of the caucus and ways to augment our work in APHA and beyond. We'll also celebrate our annual Tom Bruce, E. Hill De Loney, and Lucille Webb awards! We look forward to seeing you there.
This unique workshop--which is scheduled for
Sunday, November 1 from 9 to 11:45 a.m. at the
Village Leadership Academy (1001 West Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608)--will highlight youth from around the country who are taking leadership roles in research in their c
ommunities through collaborative partnerships. Registration is required. YOUTH ARE FREE! Breakfast is included with registration fee. Donations and fees collected go to support youth to present at this workshop and attend APHA.
The
Youth Roundtable is scheduled for
Tuesday, November 3 at 4:30 p.m. This session is for youth-led presentati
ons on CBPR work in their local communities. It's a great showcase of research and projects highlighting "Youth leading the way to healthier communities." We welcome Chicago youth to join us even if they are not attending APHA. This year's roundtable is at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place: CC23ABC.
Following the Youth Roundtable, the CBPH Caucus Youth Council is convening together and invite you to attend a no-host dinner gathering. The Youth Council hopes to bring together all youth both presenting at the Youth Roundtable and those youth attending the Youth Roundtable to meet, engage in Youth Council and share food. Please plan on extending Roundtable stay to include another 2-3 hours for the YC dinner. (The Youth Council has no funding, so everything is volunteer and pay-your-own-way, but totally inclusive.)
We're looking for sponsors! The CBPH Caucus is committed to mentoring community youth researchers and bringing them to APHA to showcase their work. Just a little can go a long way to support youth travel. Please help us by donating to this effort.
NCBON's 11th Annual Community Reception on Nov. 1
As part of an increased effort to include the hosting
community in related meetings, activities and networking opportunities during the APHA Annual Meeting, we are pleased to announce the National Community-Based Organization Network (NCBON) is holding its 11th Annual Celebration of Community and Culture on Sunday, November 1, 2015 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
This 11th Annual Celebration is being planned in collaboration with and co-hosted by Demoiselle2Femme. This organization has a rich history of providing community-based programs for girls on the far south side of Chicago as well as the south suburbs. Their commitment to community-based efforts is aligned with NCBON's focus on to the growth and survival of grassroots organizations and improved community health. Learn more about this organization at http://demoiselle2femme.org.
This year's celebration will also recognize and celebrate Chicago-area Unsung Heroes of public health. NCBON and its sponsoring partners, the Community-Based Public Health (CBPH) Caucus of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH), bring the unique focus
of the community voice to APHA. We are guided by the belief that community lies at the heart of public health and that interventions work best when they are rooted in the values, knowledge, expertise, and interests of the community itself.
As a current, past, or future member of the NCBON family and recipient of its many public health offerings over the past 11 years, we invite you to help preserve this tradition by joining us in Chicago and/or by joining the supporters of this celebration by donating $25 toward its success. Space is limited. The location is TBD. Please watch the NCBON website and the registration page for updates.
If you are interested in any of the above, please email our Chair Tricia at
kwikwi@umich.edu.
Join the CBPH Caucus
Want to help support the vision of the CBPH Caucus--and enjoy some practical benefits at the same time? If so, then please consider joining the Caucus or renewing your membership if it has expired. A regular membership is $25; a student membership is $5; and organizations can sign up three people for $66. Caucus membership benefits are as follows:
Informative group emails;
Invitations to participate in the CBPH Caucus Annual Business Meeting at APHA;
Can serve as volunteers and as active members of committees and networks;
Eligible to be nominated for leadership positions;
Can apply for travel scholarship funding, if available.
