The TPHA membership is divided into sections.  Each active TPHA member must chose a section upon joining, but can elect to choose more than one section for an additional fee.

• Administration & Management 
  
• Aging & Public Health
  
• Community Health Worker
• Environmental & Consumer Health
• Epidemiology
• Health Education
• Maternal and Child Health (Provisional)-This section allows professionals to focus on the unique challenges and opportunities related to maternal and child health and will focus on maternal, infant, child, and adolescent health. Its primary goal is to address public health issues related to these specific populations. The section aims to enhance MCH practice in Texas by providing a platform for members to collaborate, share best practices, and address MCH challenges related to public health practice, management, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Mental Health
• Oral Health
• Public Health Nursing
  
• Urban Planning (Provisional)-Urban planners and public health practitioners have long known there is an intersection of public health and urban planning and that the built environment has a direct impact on health outcomes in our communities. With poorer health outcomes becoming more evident in our society, urban planners and public health practitioners are working more closely together to propose solutions to increase positive health outcomes. The Urban Planning section is designed to bring urban planners and public health professionals together in an interdisciplinary team to investigate and recommend innovative solutions to the unique challenges facing us in Texas.
• Vision Care (for the latest Vision Care Newsletter click HERE)

TPHA Section Information and General Job Descriptions:

Each section within TPHA will serve the following functions:

● Makes general recommendations in relation to the Annual Meeting including, but not limited to reviewing abstracts submitted in their corresponding section

● Acts on section membership and on section policies

● Contributes to and formulate rules of procedure for the section

● Schedules, attend, and participate in section meetings.    

Section officers (Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary, and Secretary-Elect) serve a term of one year which begins at the close of the Annual Meeting at which they are elected and terminates at the close of the Annual Meeting at which their term expires. All officers and elective members must be in good standing at the time of nomination and election. Officers and elective members may be nominated for and can only serve in one office per term. Vacancies in any section office may be filled by appointment by the majority of vote of the section officers if at least three section officer positions are filled. Otherwise, by majority vote of the section officers and the Associations Section Coordinator. The individual appointed to fill a vacancy must meet the qualifications for matriculation or election. 

For a complete list of duties of the section officer positions click HERE