Professor Philpott elected to APHA Ethics Board:

At this year's annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Dr. Sean Philpott was elected to the Executive Committee of the Ethics Special Primary Interest Group. The Ethics Primary Special Interest Group is composed of public health students, practitioners, educators and researchers who are committed to promoting ethical issues and debate across various public health disciplines.

In his new role, Dr. Philpott will serve as the Program Chair Elect for 2009-10, before taking on the role of Program Chair for 2010-11 (where he will help to shape the agenda for ethics sessions at the 2011 annual meeting). He will become the Chair and Membership Chair of the Ethics Group in 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Faculty, students, alumni and friends interested in issues of public health ethics are invited to join the APHA and the Ethics Special Primary Interest Group. Members of the Ethics Group receive special discounts on various books and journals, including the highly-rated journal Public Health Ethics. For more information, or to join, visit the APHA website (http://www.apha.org).