Funding Opportunity for Librarians to attend APHA

Librarians with an interest in public health, make this the year you attend the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.  Stipends funded by The Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund for this purpose will be awarded to at least 10 librarians in 2014.  This year’s APHA meeting will take place in New Orleans, LA from November 15-19, 2014. Its theme is Healthography: How Where You Live Affects Your Health and Well-Being. For more information on the meeting see APHA’s website. Applications are now being accepted.  The deadline for application is July 24, 2014, 5pm EST.  For the complete Call for Applicants, application forms, and FAQs, go to the Public Health/Health Administration section of the MLA website. For more information on the 2014 APHA meeting see annual meeting information page. For more information on the Sewell Fund, see the Sewell Fund website What is the Value of Attending APHA as a Sewell Stipend recipient? The mission of the Fund is to increase librarians’ identification with medical and health care professionals.  Stipends have been awarded annually since 2001.  Past participants testify to the value of attending APHA: “Connecting with my fellow library and information professionals and public health colleagues was energizing…The spirit of true collaboration shone through the programs.”  (Feili Tu) “Many of the things I learned were not specific, as in tangible facts, more of an understanding of what Public Health is. I learned it ...
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