The MoALPHA/MPHA Conference will be better than ever this year! This conference is a great opportunity to connect with your peers. It will be held September 23-24 at the Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia. A reduced rate is available to all staff and Board members of MoALPHA member agencies. Download the agenda/registration form and sign up today—or by September 1 for the best rates.

MoALPHA Partners with HR Solutions On-Call

Organizations face real and costly risks when they deal with employee issues. Every year, millions of dollars are paid in legal penalties because organizations don’t know how to correctly handle difficult situations.

HR Solutions On-Call provides a team of HR professionals who have dealt with these issues for local, regional and national organizations (including several Missouri LPHAs). They help keep their clients in compliance with the myriad of regulations, and help them deal with employees who are difficult and create workplace problems. They provide on-call service with prompt consultation and support for administrators.

MoALPHA has entered into an agreement with HR Solutions, so when a member agency contracts with them MoALPHA will receive 10% of the proceeds.

More information will be coming out soon, but for now,
please check out HR Solutions On-Call at by clicking here.

Fight the Flu!

For the latest information about H1N1 and seasonal influenza, go to www.FighttheFluMO.com. You will find helpful materials for parents, schools and child care, health care workers, and others.

Online Graduate Certificate in Public Health now Available from MU

Have you always wanted to learn more about public health, but never had the opportunity to go back to school?  The MU Public Health Program is now offering a 12-credit-hour Graduate Certificate, which can be completed entirely online.  This coursework can enhance your skills, make you more competitive in the job market, and, if you wish, ease admission into the MU M.P.H. program.

For more info on how to apply, see http://publichealth.missouri.edu/certificate/index.php

For info on costs and financial aid, see http://gradschool.missouri.edu/financial/

Contact person:  Katherine Kirkpatrick, 573-884-6844 or kirkpatrickkl@health.missouri.edu

Legislative Updates - Updated 07/20/10!

MoALPHA Lobbyist Scott Marrs provides regular updates on legislative activities in Jefferson City and around the state. Click here to read Scott Marrs' reports .

NEW!  Missouri Association of Local Boards of Health

MALBOH is an exciting new development within MoALPHA.  This new organization is for members of local boards of health and other LPHA governing bodies.  For more information click here.

We need YOU! to be more active in MoALPHA. The working

committees are MoALPHA’s lifeblood. Most of their business is conducted by conference calls and e-mail. This is a great way to have your input heard and really make a difference for LPHAs.

Download a sign-up sheet here!

Track Current and Pending Legislation Related to Public Health

Current and pending legislation (during the legislative session), with links to the actual bills and bill sponsors are provided. We also provide editorial comment on the legislation and more. Click here to stay in the loop!

Contact Your Legislator!

Make your voice heard in state government! Visit this special section of our site where you may click on a county map of the state, and see the contact information for that particular county's legislators and representatives. Click here for more info.

Review Bills Online!

Visit these Missouri State websites and review both House and Senate Bills.

To review House Bills, click here.  To review Senate Bills, click here.