Fall 2009 Newsletter

The Presentations/ Publications Work Group has produced the Fall 2009 Newsletter.

Scholarships for CBO's to travel to APHA

Awards were made to 18 individuals of community based organizations to assist with their registration and travel expenses to the 2009 APHA Annual Meeting.

Awards

The Steering Committee presented the Tom Bruce Award and the new E Hill De Loney Award at the annual business meeting on Tuesday, November 10th. Press releases were sent out that afternoon announcing that Bonnie Duran and Nina Wallerstein were jointly awarded the Tom Bruce Award and Angela Reyes was awarded the E Hill De Loney Award.

The National Community Based Organization Network presented the Lucille Webb Award at the NCBON reception Sunday evening, November 8th. This year's recipient is Ella Greene-Moton.

APHA Annual Meeting

Hope everyone had a good time and a great learning experience at the 137th APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. The 138th APHA Annual Meeting will be held in Denver, Colorado on November 6-10, 2010.

Sally Faucette-Carter, 2009 co-chair of the Presentations/ Publications Work Group, and actively involved in the Caucus for the past four years, was not able to attend APHA this year, and we learned that she passed away on November 16. (Obituary listing)