COPH Student Organizations

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The College of Public Health Student Council invites you to visit the Student Council Webpage for information on current Student Council projects and plans. 

ArPHA
Public Health is something that effects each and everyone of us.  The Arkansas Public Health Association encourages you to get involved with modern public health concerns through the Arkansas Public Health Association.  Health security can only be assured when core public health functions are in place.  If you are interested in becoming a member, please complete the membership application and return it to the address on the application.  If you have questions about ArPHA, please contact Carey Woods, ArPHA President. 

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MPH STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Delta Omega-Honorary Society in Public Health

Delta Omega is the honorary society for graduate studies in public health. The society was founded in 1924 by John Hopkins School of Public Health. There are currently 48 chapters throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. On December 20, 2005 the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health fulfilled the requirements to be granted as a national chapter designated Beta Delta.

Delta Omega is governed by a Delta Omega constitution and by-laws and also a governance manual. The governing body is the National Council, which is composed of elected officers and representatives of each chapter. The council meets annually, usually held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association.

Each chapter conducts the principal Delta Omega activities. The chapters elect new members each year from four groups:

1. students who are candidates for a graduate degree in public health,
2. faculty members at the school of public health, and
3. alumni actively engaged in public health work
4. honorary members possessing exceptional qualifications

Election from all three groups is based on outstanding performance--scholarship in students, teaching and research in faculty members, and community service in alumni.

Election to membership in Delta Omega is intended, not only to recognize merit, but also, to encourage further excellence in, and devotion to, public health work.

Since Delta Omega's establishment in 1924, the meaning and scope of public health has broadened tremendously. While it is still seriously concerned with problems of environmental sanitation and communicable disease control, public health action has come to embrace all aspects of health and disease in populations. These include the planning, organization, and support of health promotion, disease prevention, and medical care. Basic to modern public health are the social sciences as well as the natural sciences--both in the United States and internationally.

Membership in Delta Omega reflects the dedication of an individual to quality in the field of public health and to protection and advancement of the health of all people. Candidates to be tapped into the Beta Delta chapter are selected by faculty members of the Delta Omega Selection Committee chaired by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

MHSA STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

MHSA Graduate Student Association

The MHSA student association provides an opportunity for student leadership and representation.  The association elects officers each year and coordinates a series of student meetings, educational events and a community service project.

MHSA Student Chapter American College of Health Care Executives

In 1985, the Program was certified as a Student Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives.  The members of the Chapter elect officers each year and work with the other student associations to coordinate a series of student meetings and educational events. The Chapter coordinates attendance at the annual ACHE Congress on Administration in Chicago.

MHSA Student Network American College of Medical Practice Executives

In 2002, the program became a charter member of the Student Network program of the American College of Medical Practice Executive/Medical Group Management Association. The members of the Network elect officers each year and work with the other student associations to coordinate education meetings and activities with the Arkansas Medical Group Management Association.