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CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
OF THE
ALASKA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

AMENDED
September, 1975, September, 1981, April, 1983, April 3, 1985
February 1, 1989, February 15, 1993, December 1, 2000, and December 15, 2003.

ARTICLE I. NAME
The name of the association is the Alaska Public Health Association.

ARTICLE II. PURPOSE
(Amended December 15, 2003)

Section 1

The Alaska Public Health Association is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

To this end, the Alaska Public Health Association shall promote the advancement of public health to promote improved health and quality of life for Alaskans. It shall exercise leadership with public health professionals and the general public in developing sound health policy, reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes for Alaskans.

Section 2

The purpose of the Alaska Public Health Association is to advance the public’s health. In order to achieve its purpose, the Association shall aim to:

  1. define and influence public health policies, actions and legislation which affect the health and well-being of Alaskans;
  2. promote and coordinate communications among health and health-related professionals throughout the State regarding their public health concerns;
  3. provide an effective forum for members of the Association and other participants to discuss public health issues, and to identify means by which these issues might be resolved to improve the health and well-being of our citizens;
  4. serve as an information source for the public;
  5. promote and encourage collection of reliable data which will enable accurate assessments of health and health-care delivery systems in Alaska, and provide a basis for sound public health policy decisions; and
  6. promulgate the principle that health is both a collective responsibility of the state and community and an individual responsibility of its citizens.
The By Laws in their entirity may be read in PDF form - By Laws.