Leadership Appointment

One of the responsibilities of the Executive Board is to appoint the members and designate the chair and vice chair to the Association's boards and committees. The appointments are made by the president-elect and the executive director and presented to the Executive Board for its approval.

Serving in leadership positions is an exclusive APHA member benefit.

2024 Leadership Appointment Applications Closed

The vacancies below are for positions that begin at the end of each year's Annual Meeting.

Applicants will be notified in September.

Learn More About Leadership Positions

• Action Board — 6 vacancies
• Editorial Board of the American Journal of Public Health — 6 vacancies
• Awards Committee — 3 vacancies
• Council of Affiliates — 2 at-large vacancies
• Committee on Bylaws — 2 vacancies
• Committee on Membership — 1 vacancy
• Committee on Women's Rights — 2 vacancies
• Education Board — 6 vacancies
• Committee on Health Equity —3 vacancies
• Intersectional Council Steering Committee — No vacancy 
• Martha May Eliot Award Committee — 3 vacancies
• Publications Board — 6 vacancies
• Science Board — 6 vacancies
• The Nations Health Advisory Committee— 4 vacancies

Note: Student representatives (one-year term) are included in the number of vacancies for the Action Board, Editorial Board of the American Journal of Public Health, Education Board, Publications Board and Science Board.

More Information About APHA Leadership Appointments

For more information, please contact governance@apha.org.