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Is Public Health Social Enough?

As ubiquitous as social media has become, it offers a new and convenient avenue for public health professionals to conduct social marketing. What distinguishes new social media, often referred to as the "web 2.0" movement, from traditional media is the ability of people to contribute and more fully engage the messages they come into contact with. New social media replaces the "old school" relationship that kept people in a passive role, limited to only consuming the media.

A very innovate approach, dare I say cutting-edge, to social marketing has been Get Yourself Tested . Kaiser Permanente and MTV partnered to develop a unique campaign using FourSquare, a location-based social networking service, to motivate users to get tested for STD's.

Here are some more examples of public health efforts in this area:

Public Health Campaigns Using Social Media

What do you think of social media? Can it be useful in our profession, or is it too dependent on social fads to be useful? Please share your thoughts by commenting below.

Join CPHA-N for Free

Did you know that all MPH students are eligible to join the California Public Health Association-North (CPHA-N) for free? CPHA-N is our regional professional organization affiliated with the American Public Health Association (APHA). CPHA-N provides leadership in public health in California by assessing and analyzing public health issues and initiating and supporting action--including education and legislative efforts--to address these issues.

Student membership fees are waived for those enrolled in public health related professional programs for up to 3 years. To join, simply complete the online membership registration form or register by mail. (Note: The joint APHA/CPHA-N membership is $60 and is handled through APHA.)

Learn more about CPHA-N membership or about CPHA-N's mission and membership benefits.

To register by mail, send your name, address, email address, and phone number; name of college or university; and name of faculty advisor and program you are enrolled in to:

CPHA-N

555 12th Street 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607

Quick links:

CPHA-N website: www.cphan.org

CPHA-N membership options

CPHA-N online membership registration

About CPHA-N: Member benefits, mission, and activities

Last Day for SOPHE Annual Meeting Pre-Registration

Today is the last day to pre-register for the  SOPHE 61st Annual Meeting, Healthy People 2020: Scaling New Heights. Student pre-registration conference fees are $200 through today. The onsite registration fee increases to $215 after today.The SOPHE Annual Meeting will take place November 4-6 at the Marriott City Center in Denver, Colorado. See SOPHE.org for more information about the annual meeting or to register online.

Following SOPHE, stay in Denver for the APHA 138th Annual Meeting, "Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative," from November 6-10, 2010. Go to the APHA website for more information and to register.

Are you coming to Denver to celebrate our own Dr. Daniel Perales' installation as SOPHE President? Be sure to let us know if you plan on attending either conference. Please complete our brief survey to let us know when you'll be in town and if you are interested in being connected with other students for group accommodations.  Go to the survey.

More about accommodations: The SOPHE hotel rate is $205/night plus tax at the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel. This rate is based on availability and can be booked online through October 13. As of this post, the $205 rate is still available for some nights; however, November 7-9 are sold out.

We welcome other  creative solutions for keeping student lodging costs down - please email sjsumph.professionalorgs@gmail.com with your suggestions.

We're looking forward to seeing you in Denver.