1. APHN Mid-Year Membership Meeting
December 5, 2017

2. Welcome Ivonne Rivera-Newberry, President

3. Executive Director Update Shirley Orr, Executive Director

4. The Transformation Continues!
Strengthening APHN as an organization
Advancing population health
“Every nurse a population health nurse”
Strategic partnerships
PHN leadership development through APHN

5. APHN Committee and Liaison Updates

6. Finance Committee Sue Smith, Treasurer

7. Membership Committee Carol McDonald, Linda Garner, Co-chairs Kathy Gremel, Board liaison

8. Membership Committee
Establish consistent method of follow-up by regional representatives with new/lapsed members
Standardize communication tools in the form of templates for use by regional representatives
Identify key individuals/organizations in each region who have potential membership and/or partner
Linkages to APHN; populate database with this information
Explore feasibility of “membership challenge” as an incentive to boost membership campaign participation
Identify at least 2 strategies of recognition aimed at member retention

9. Conference Planning Committee Zenobia Harris and Sherian Kwanasi, Co-chairs

10. 2018 Conference Planning Updates
1. Overview of Conference Theme, date and location in – Public Health Nursing 3.0: Time for an Upgrade
2. Abstract submission open now
3. Seeking exhibitors and sponsors

11. Policy Committee Jen Cooper, Chair

12. Policy Committee
Current Projects
2018 Priorities

13. Million Hearts Collaboration
OSU educational module
Million Hearts webinar
Million Hearts 2018 member challenge

14. Education and Professional Development Committee Susan Little, Chair

15. Education and Professional Development Committee
Changing Our Focus This Year:  Strategic Planning
Collaborating with the Annual Conference Planning Committee
Creating Unifying Language/Elevator Speech
Challenging APHN Members to Write Op-Eds to Advocate & Build Awareness

16. Diversity and Social Equity Committee Zenobia Harris, Chair

17. Diversity and Social Equity Committee
Purpose of Committee: Developing and disseminating strategies to communicate APHN’s recognition and adoption of the value of diversity and social equity
Dissemination of APHN white paper on “The Public Health Nurse’s Role in Promoting Health Equity”
Promote and support workforce recruitment and retention strategies for promoting diversity in public health nursing
Committee taking active role in 2018 Annual Conference planning

18. Communication Committee Shena Patel, Chair

19. APHN Social Media Accounts

20. Communication committee next steps
Establishing a hub to add photos and material
Getting all member to join the social media accounts to increase the "likes" 
Updating the APHN website with new board member photos, and links 

21. Nominating Committee Linda Worman, Chair

22. Nominating Committee
Positions to be filled in 2018: President Elect; 3-year commitment Secretary; 1 year commitment Treasurer; 2 year commitment Directors-at-Large; 2-year commitment (2 seats) Current Secretary and Treasurer seeking re-election

23. By-Laws Committee Lindsay Huse, President-Elect and Chair

24. By-Laws Committee Next By-laws meeting January 5th at 3pm EST
 Updating to policy and procedure manual to reflect by-laws changes
Next By-laws meeting January 5th at 3pm EST

25. Awards Committee Barbara Dingfelder, Past President and Chair

26. Awards Committee
·           Call for nominations for 2018 Awards coming soon:
o   Recognition Award – given to a person(s)/organization other than a current or former Association member who have provided exceptional service to the Association or to public health nursing. 
o   Merit Award – given to a person(s) who are current or former Association member who has shown exceptional leadership in public health nursing and/or has made a significant contribution at the national level to public health nursing. 
o   Legacy Award – given to a person(s), living or deceased, who has made a major contribution with impact over multiple years to the practice of public health nursing, exhibits professionalism and leadership throughout current and/or previous endeavors and inspires innovation and/or influences positive change in the world around them

27. Nurses on Boards Coalition Joy Reed, Liaison

28. NOBC Request for APHN Members: Chobani Survey
NOBC Request for APHN Members: Chobani Survey
Survey disseminated via APHN listserv on Dec 4; request completion by Dec 12
Survey link:
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29. Discussion: What Does APHN Mean to You
Discussion: What Does APHN Mean to You? Ivonne Rivera-Newberry and Lindsay Huse

30. Thank you!