Letter from the Executive Director
Patrick J. McConnon

CSTE would like to extend an invitation to you to become a CSTE Member today. As a CSTE member, your support has a positive impact on public health practices. CSTE members are essential to the work we do during the year and your participation is greatly appreciated. Below are just a few of the significant accomplishments by CSTE and our members during the past year:

Accomplishments for 2007

• Development of Applied Epidemiology Competencies
• Planned and Administered National Avian Influenza Rapid Response Trainings
• Placed and Supported 31 CSTE Fellows in 24 states, and NYC
• Hosted the Workforce Summit ll
• Evaluated and mapped Applied Epidemiology Competencies to EIS and CDC/CSTE Fellowship Programs
• Conducted Legal Analysis of Research vs. Practice, Federalizing the National Reporting System and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Provided support for short term technical consultations (Influenza) Southeast Asia
• Awarded small grants to states to implement training courses around outbreak investigations/tabletop
• Designed and completed nationwide surveys on:
  • Nationwide HIV/AIDS Surveillance Capacity
  • Assessing Need for Outbreak Management System
  • Assessment of Proposed Funding Reductions on West Niles Virus Surveillance Capacity in States
  • State Reportable Conditions Assessment

To view a complete list of CSTE publications and accomplishments visit our web site at www.cste.org.

As 2007 winds down, CSTE is gearing up to tackle many new challenges in 2008. We cannot do this without our greatest resource, our Members. Every project, survey, training effort listed above is led by members and every publication from CSTE is authored by members. CSTE strives to exceed our member’s expectations through our attention to Best Practices, Public Health Policy, Training, Consultant, Public Health Law, National Disease Reporting, and Integrated Surveillance.
Some of the additional benefits of Membership are:

• Real-Time Public Health News Articles
• Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
• Subscription to Public Health Reports
• CSTE Quarterly Newsletter which is a professional association newsletter
• "Washington Report" which is a bi-monthly report on federal legislation and regulations affection public health
• Access to the secure Members Only sections of the CSTE Website
• 2008 Annual Conference registration discounts to Denver, Colorado
• Opportunity to participate in influencing important current public health issues
• Opportunities to lead and participate in consultancies, workgroups, and teams
• Leadership opportunities

Thanks again for being a valued member of our organization.  We look forward to a great 2008 and hope to see you at our Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado!  Please click the next button below to go to the membership selection screen.

Sincerely

Pat McConnon
Executive Director