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Article: Affiliate mentoring programs help pass the public health torch.(Students, mentors connect online, on the job)
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- The Nation's Health
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- October 1, 2008
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To guide and grow future public health professionals, some APHA affiliated public health associations are flexing their mentoring muscles. The Connecticut Public Health Association, the New Jersey Public Health Association and the Ohio Public Health Association are among a growing list of Affiliates tapping their resources to provide a range of mentoring opportunities to students and public health professionals.
At its November 2007 annual conference, the Connecticut Affiliate rolled out the Mentoring Registry for the Public Health Workplace in conjunction with the conference theme of work force development.
"We started this because of the public health ...