APHA Genomics ForumBusiness Meeting

American Public Health Association 136th Annual MeetingPublic Health without Borders

San Diego, CaliforniaSunday, October 26

Good morning

Today’s meeting

• Goals– Provide a quick history of the Forum– Outline achievements of Year 1– Discuss and define achievements for Year 2 (next

year)

…but first…

Thank you

• Our members – prospective, new, old• Our leaders• Our presenters and moderators• Our funders and institutional support– CDC – NOPHG– Center for Public Health and Community

Genomics– Life Sciences and Society Program

The public health system, its practice, and practitioners

Employersand Business

Academia

GovernmentalPublic Health Infrastructure

The Media

Healthcare delivery

system

Community

Assuring the Conditions for

PopulationHealth

What is a Forum and Why are we one?

• Forums are an official component of APHA

• Genomics is a cross-cutting issue

What we offer

• At APHA– APHA program– Networking opportunities• Meet and Greet• Working Groups

• Between APHA meetings– Networking– Online tools– Time and space

How are we organized?

How will we be organized?

Working groups

Genomics Forum ‘08

• Program• Policy• Membership• Communications• Special Projects– Integrating Genomics into APHA

Program

Nelson Atehortua, ChairDean Hosgood, Co-Chair• Scientific Sessions• # abstracts received• # sessions sponsored• # sessions that we’re co-sponsoring• # sessions cosponsored by others

Policy

Ella Greene-Moton, Co-ChairErin Payne, Co-Chair• Reviewed 4 current Genetics and Public

Health policies• Documented process for distribution• Played critical role in developing Forum

policies• Comments to SACGHS

Membership

Liz Levy, ChairJamie Brooks, Co-chair• 69% APHA members/ 31% non-members• 24 / 32 Sections and Special Primary Interest

Groups

Total Membership

• 2006 (Year 0): ~25

• 2007 (Year 1): 207

• 2008 (Year 2): 559

Membership

Membership

Communications

• Newsletters• The Nation’s Health• FAQ (see folders)• Listserv – apha.genomics@umich.edu• Website, Logo

Website

• Online discussion board• Committee information; documentation• Member profiles / Member directory• Social networking• File manager• Blog

File Manager

Colleagues /Friends

Special Projects

Aaron Goldenberg, Chair• Developed process for developing special

projects• Topic oriented discussions/ brainstorming• Integrating Genomics into APHA (James

O’Leary, Sim Wimbush)– Genomics Champions– Press contacts– Content area experts

Coming soon…

• Working groups• 2009 Program• Updated genetics policies• e-newsletter?• Website

• Other ideas?

Up next

• Leadership 2009• Award winners• Joseph Telfair• Small group discussion and report back