Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health

Delta Omega is the honorary society for graduate students in public health. The Society was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health. There are currently 58 chapters throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The national office is located at the Association of Schools of Public Health. Any questions concerning Delta Omega can be sent to the Executive Secretary, Allison Foster at afoster@asph.org or visit the Delta Omega web page at www.deltaomega.org. For information about the Mu Chapter at the Arnold School of Public Health, contact the Office of Student and Alumni Services at (803) 777-5031 or sphstsrv@mailbox.sc.edu.

The Constitution and By-Laws were adopted in 1927, and have been amended occasionally since then. The National Council, composed of elected officers and representatives of each chapter, meets annually. The annual meeting includes a scientific, and a business program. It is usually held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association.

Each Chapter conducts the principle Delta Omega activities. The chapters elect new members each year from three groups: students who are candidates for a graduate degree in public health, faculty members at the school of public health, and alumni actively engaged in public health work.

Election from all three groups is based on outstanding performance -- scholarship in students, teaching and research in faculty, and community service in alumni.
Election to membership in Delta Omega is intended, not only to recognize merit, but also to encourage further excellence in and devotion to public health work.

Since Delta Omega's establishment in 1924, the meaning and scope of public health has broadened tremendously. While it is still seriously concerned with problems of environmental sanitation and communicable disease control, public health action has come to embrace all aspects of health and disease in populations. These include the planning, organization, and support of health promotion, disease prevention, and medical care. Basic to modern public health are the social sciences as well as the natural sciences--both in the United States and internationally.

Membership in Delta Omega reflects the dedication of an individual to quality in the field of public health and to protection and advancement of the health of all people.

Faculty members of Delta Omega currently employed by the Arnold School of Public Health may nominate other faculty and graduating students for membership. All current Delta Omega members may nominate alumni for Delta Omega membership. Nominations and inductions are held each Spring.

Mu Chapter Annual Meeting - Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The annual meeting of the Mu Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society will be held at the lobby of the Public Health Research Center on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. A reception for all members will begin at 5:00 pm in the atrium on the second floor and dinner will begin at 6:00 pm. Dinner will be followed by the initiation of new inductees, remarks by guest speakers, and a business meeting. Please contact the Office of Student and Alumni Services at 803-777-5031 or cfsmith@sc.edu if you are a member of Delta Omega and you have not received notice of this event.

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