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Health Administration

The Health Administration Section promotes the public’s health by advancing the quality and practice of health administration.

Established in 1908 as the Municipal Health Officers Section, we were renamed the Public Health Officers Section in 1912, and we became the Health Administration Section in 1916.

Leadership contact information.
Member section awards.

Our Members

Our members represent payers, nonprofits, research and policy institutes, health systems, hospitals, consultants, academia, med tech and others.

Our Work

We represent the interests of health administrators within APHA and we offer an opportunity for professionals to organize and pursue common goals and interests. Our Section is dedicated to enhancing administrators' professional development by providing information, resources and opportunities through communication, advocacy and networking. Our activities include:

Increasing HAS representation in APHA.
Developing and disseminating educational and professional development resources.
Providing and sustaining vehicles for communication.
Identifying, prioritizing and advocating for public and health-related policy issues.
Facilitating networking among professionals.

Member Benefits

As a member of our Section, you can help grow our legacy in public health practice! We offer many opportunities to get involved, such as joining Section leadership, collaborating with other organizations and partners, influencing APHA policies and priorities, reviewing abstracts and presenting your research at the APHA Annual Meeting.

Join Us!

Your participation is vital to our continued success. Become an active member of the Section when you join APHA. If you are already an APHA member, you can join as your second Section for no additional cost by updating your member profile. 

Attend Events

Check out the APHA calendar for upcoming Section events and browse our sessions at the 2024 APHA Annual Meeting and Expo.

Visit on APHA LEAD

Members can visit us on APHA LEAD to learn about upcoming events, join in discussions with other Section members, and access our Section’s resource library.

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