TOP TEN REASONS TO
JOIN
WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSOCIATION
1.
Leverage Your Voice: Ten thousand public health
professionals in Washington
State pack a powerful
punch when their voices are heard through our advocacy and lobbying work. WSPHA brings a unified message to the Legislature
and Congress around funding and other critical public health topics.
2.
Tap into the WSPHA Network: Receive access to our online
membership-only database organized by discipline and skills, online topical
forums specific to our state moderated by public health professionals, and meet
top public health professionals at our local events.
3.
Be Part of Public Health Leadership:
As a WSPHA
member, you’ll join other professionals who understand health trends, work on
prevention and other cutting edge issues, and educate the public about their
importance.
4.
Receive Training & Develop Your Skills: Through WSPHA’s discounted training and education programs,
members have the opportunity to develop new skills that benefit their careers
and clients by receiving discounted registration and access to the Joint
Conference on Health, conference content, public health webinars, as well as
information about non-WSPHA trainings and events and scholarships, and access
to WSPHA student scholarships.
5.
Go Global to Local: Washington State
is the center of global public health leadership. WSPHA develops programs that link global
public health experts with local public health experts. Your membership helps support this work and
gives you access to the results.
6.
Celebrate Public Health Professionals: Through
WSPHA’s awards and recognition processes, public health professionals at all
levels have the opportunity to receive recognition for a job well done. Recognition is consistently cited as one of
the most significant reasons for employee retention and job satisfaction.
7.
Promote the Public Health Profession: WSPHA has an
aggressive outreach strategy to promote the needs of the public health
profession. We consistently place opinion
editorials and media stories which highlight budget cuts and call for stronger
investments in public health. WSPHA also produces the Journal of Public Health
Practice, one of the few national journals that feature experiences from the
practice of public health.
8.
Get Representation! WSPHA will be your ears and
representative in key coalitions, with elected leaders and with state agencies
through campaigns on early childhood development and childhood obesity, along
with public health funding, and participate in lobbying, public
relations/media, and grassroots advocacy efforts.
9.
Develop Your Career: Our
soon-to-be-launched online job bank allows one-stop shopping for public health
professionals interested in furthering their careers, as well as matching
opportunities for employers and those seeking public health internships.
10.
Gain National Influence:
Find out what is happening and be represented nationally through regular
updates on American Public Health Association trends, activities, and policy
positions through WSPHA’s representation to the Governing Council of the
American Public Health Association.
Join WSPHA today.