and friends! I am excited for what the year
will bring for NPHIC and very honored and
humbled to be serving as president in 2014.
Last year was an exciting one for us, the premier
country, with a great increase in membership,
a wonderful symposium in Chicago, our
first ever Certified Communicators in Public
Health, hosting the National Conference on
Health Communication Marketing and Media
(NCHCMM), experiencing huge growth in
our Twitter followers, and engaging our new
Thought Leaders on many fronts.
well. There were the horrific Boston Marathon
bombings, sequestration and the federal
government shutdown, many severe weather
events, and the emergence of avian influenza
H7N9.
time for public health in this country. I use the
word dynamic, rather than other more negative
terms, because as my commissioner often says,
with every great challenge comes opportunity.
out how we as an association and as public
health employees can improve who we are and
what we do.
Jennings, our outgoing president, for his
leadership, his calm and caring demeanor, and
the help and guidance he has given me over
the past year. We wish him well in his new job.
Thank you too to the hardworking, dedicated
NPHIC staff for another great year. As a Board
member I have gotten to see up close how much
they give to this organization and how talented
they all are.
members who stepped forward to make 2013
such a successful year. They include Vermont's
Nancy Erickson, who led the development
of our communications toolkit for National
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