HEALTH SCIENCE
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Step 1 : Types of careers involved in community health.
Community Health Nurse, Nurse Practioner. Pharmacy Technician, Public Health Inspector, Dietician/Nutritionist, Environmental Health Technician, Public Health Engineer, Industrial Hygienist, Public Health Information Officer etc.
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American Public Health Association (APHA)
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What they do/support |
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- American Public Health Association collaborate with its members, state and regional affiliates in working with key decision makers to shape public policy to address today’s ongoing public health concerns. Concerns may include: ensuring access to care, protecting funding for core public health programs and services and eliminating health disparities. - APHA also work on critical public health issues including public health and emergency preparedness, food safety, hunger and nutrition, climate change and other environment health issues, public health infrastructure, disease control, international health and control.
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- Members benefit through online continuing education program. Credits offered included: Certified Health specialist (CHES), Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Nursing Education (CNE), Certified in Public Health (CPH). - Members get 30% discount on job listings with Public Health Career Mart. Members benefit from public health news and research through American Journal of Public Health, The Nation’s health (highest circulated periodical in the field), Inside Public Health (monthly newsletter for months) and APHA Press (members get 30% discount on books). -Members network through APHA Connect. Members discuss public health issues, share documents and coordinate events through bulletin boards and calendars. |
Public Health CareerMart asks as platform for public health professionals in their job search. This Career Mart offers professionals services to help them build and manage their career for maximum potential for success. Resources available in the career mart are: Career learning center, career coaching, and resume writing.
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American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
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What AANP do/support |
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- Is the largest with full service national professional membership organization for all Nurse Practitioners in all specialties. -AANP aim at empowering nurse practitioners to advance quality healthcare through education, practice, advocacy, research and leadership.
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-Nurse Practitioner organization member discount (10%). -Career and education essentials: - Free access to the AANP CE Center, which contains educational activities designed to help NPs achieve professional growth and excellence in clinical practice. -Discounted registration fee for the AANP National Conference, the largest conference for NPs of all specialties - $75 discount on AANP Certification Board applications - Advanced notice of jobs and premium résumé placement in the AANP JobCenter, a career service center for NP job seekers and employers - Exclusive member rates on professional liability, health insurance and more through Mercer Consumer - Opportunity to join AANP's Specialty Practice Groups, member-only online communities to support discussions, document sharing, collaboration and networking - Scholarship and Grant opportunities, supporting NPs and the advancement of the NP profession. - AANP | Member Advantages Program, enjoy savings from nationally recognized retailers, travel, and finance companies, including Avis, Office Depot, Liberty Mutual, Red Roof Inn and many more - Denise Austin Program 50% discount to Denise Austin's 10-week 360 Plan 20% discount for member's patients.
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AANP JobCenter is open to both members and non-members but members have exclusive 2-day preview to new jobs. - Employers post their job listing at the Job Center. - Job seekers can also access available job posting but is important to sign up before accessing their job information. |
Task: American Public Health Association
Being APHA member mean you part of dynamic public health community working together to be a healthy community and one generation. Our focus to you is to give tools for your job and make greater impact on public health that mean great membership created just for you. Thanks to APHA, you can save thousands of dollars while pursuing your next public health degree programs. APHA members get exclusive discounts and scholarships. Did you know that as APHA member you save 30% of all APHA publications? You save 70% discount on Certified Public Health exams (CPH) and you get discounts from partnerships like GEICO, Staples, Hertz more.
As an APHA member you can also earn continuing education credits throughout the year around. APHA annual meetings offers continuing educational credits to thousands of scientific sections. You can save up to thousands of dollars on registrations and get scholarships for degree program at the annual meeting. Whether you looking for job or advancement in your career, APHA CareerMart is a great resource. It can help you market you career, get career coaching, resume reviews and more. APHA also gives you access to member groups which allow you to interacts with public health professionals who share your interest. You get to part of two professional groups for free collaborate, leadership opportunities and network is up to you to use it and engaging to your follow members is easy as being APHA member. As a member, you will not miss out on health news and publications. APHA members receive unlimited free access to the American Journal Public Health and the Nation’s Health. Now is the time to take advantage of all that APHA has to offer. Thank you.
Reference
https://www.aanp.org/
