Community & Environmental Health
Collaborative Activism Towards the Promotion of
Health! Education, Policy, Action
Join us in improving public health education at your school and advancing the health of your community through policy action. Contributing towards the progression of Healthy People 2010 goals is a crucial investment that reaps enormous returns in quality of life, cost and life expectancy.
The Community and Environmental Health Action Committee is dedicated to:
- Helping medical and premedical students educate their schools and communities about important public health issues
- Enabling medical and premedical students to influence debate about and achieve progress towards the Healthy People 2010 goals
- Empowering chapters to develop and execute local public health projects
- Providing guidance and training in public health and public health careers
Get Involved
Towards a Healthier Community: CEH Priority Issues
Health and Disabilities Leadership Institute
August 7-9, 2009
National Primary Care Week: The Future of Primary Care in America
October 19-23, 2009
Community and Public Health Institute
January 21 - 24, 2010
World Diabetes Day - November 14
The continuing theme this year was Diabetes in children and adolescents. Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent chronic childhood disease with an an estimated 440,000 children live with type 1 diabetes globally. There are many things that can be done at the local chapter to spread the awareness of children and diabetes. You can also join in one of the many activities already planned in your community or work in liaison with other community organized groups. Further information, ideas and materials can be found through the IDF's world diabetes day website!
Healthy People 2010 challenges individuals, communities and professionals to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. Healthy People 2010 is managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion under the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
- Physical Activity
- Overweight and Obesity
- Tobacco Use
- Substance Abuse
- Responsible Sexual Behavior
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AMSA Resources: Project Development & Communications
Career Development
- AMSA Public Health Education Page
Electives, internships, fellowships, and other experiences for medical and premedical students in the public health field - MD/MPH Joint Degree Program Resource Guide
- Preventive Medicine & its Residency Programs FAQs
AMSA Programs and Opportunities
- EQUIP Medical Supply Donations
- Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine (ADDM)
- Children's Defense Fund
- More ways to get involved