About NHPHA

• brings together people interested in public health, and provides a forum for the exchange of public health information;
  
• speaks on public health issues with a voice that is manifestly separate and distinct from the State Government;
  
• aids in identifying public health problems within the State;
  
• informs the citizenry of changes needed in the laws and government in order to improve public health;
  
• educates members of the New Hampshire legislature, executive branch, courts, cities and towns, federal government and others on matters pertaining to public health;
  
• promotes education in the public health field.
  

Mission: The mission of NH Public Health Association is to strengthen the public health system to more effectively protect and improve the health and safety of our population.

Values: We embrace the following value statements:

• Public health's central focus is on the health of the population and the environment, ensuring healthy people in healthy communities.
  
• Public health programs and policies must be evidence-based.
  
• Public health's primary focus is on health promotion and disease and injury prevention.
  
• Public health recognizes the social and biological determinants of health, and the right of all people to optimum health.
  
• The public's health requires the ongoing collaboration of public and private entities, interdisciplinary teams, and the involvment of all segments of the public.
  

Members Come From Such Areas as:

• Public Health Practice and Program Management
  
• Behavioral Sciences/Health Education
  
• Health Services Administration
  
• Environmental Health Sciences
  
• Biostatistics
  
• Epidemiology
  
• Nutrition and Food Safety
  
• Biomedical & Laboratory Practice
  
• Maternal and Child Health
  
• Occupational Safety and Health
  
• International and Global Health
  
• Policy Makers and Private Citizens who care about New Hampshire’s health