The following press release was issued by The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH). Please share with qualifying students!
Note deadline: The MacNeal Scholarship application is available online at www.nalboh.org. Applications must be received at the NALBOH office by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 8, 2009.
The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) is pleased to announce a special opportunity for students seeking a degree in the fields of public health, environmental health, health education, or clinical services. Through the initial generous donation of James John MacNeal, MPH, former NALBOH Project Director and others since then. NALBOH will be offering a minimum of one (1) MacNeal Scholarship for $800 to assist a public health student to attend the NALBOH Annual Conference from July 1-3, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This scholarship program is designed to help students participate in NALBOH’s Annual Conference and learn more about the governing bodies of local public health systems. The award recipient will have an opportunity to attend sessions on board governance, community health, environmental health, and preparedness; interact with board of health members; hear from national, state, and local public health leaders; and gain additional information useful to a future role as a public health worker and, hopefully, a board of health member.
The 2009 MacNeal Scholar will have the following responsibilities:
1. Attend the NALBOH Annual Conference from July 1-3, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2. Complete evaluation forms on concurrent sessions attended and the conference as a whole
3. Describe what the conference experience meant and how the new knowledge will be used in a NALBOH NEWBRIEF article
4. Encourage other students of public health, environmental health, health education, or clinical health to learn more about NALBOH and boards of health
The MacNeal Scholarship application is available online at www.nalboh.org. Applications must be received at the NALBOH office by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 8, 2009. Applications may be e-mailed to nalboh@nalboh.org; faxed to (419) 352-6278; or mailed to 1840 East Gypsy Lane Road, Attn: MacNeal Scholarship, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402.
Applicants will be notified of awards by Friday, May 22, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact Tim Tegge at (419) 353-7714 or tim@nalboh.org.
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