Prevention Matters

Dr. Carmen Nevarez , vice president of the Public Health Institute and a member of Partnership for Prevention's Board of Directors, will become the 138th president of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at the organization's annual meeting in Philadelphia.

During her one-year term as president, Nevarez will serve as an "ambassador" for APHA, speaking at meetings and conferences around the country, and as a representative on various boards, committees or other initiatives outside of APHA. Founded in 1872, the 30,000-member APHA is the oldest, largest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world.