Bylaws

ARTICLE XI. SECTIONS

Section 1: The following sections shall be established:

a. Community Health Advocacy
b. Community Health Leadership
c. Preventative Health
d. Community Health Partnerships

Section 2: Sections may be added, abolished or combined and section names and/or purposes changed upon approval by the Executive Board.

Section 3: Officers of each section shall consist of a chairperson, a vice chair, and a secretary. Officers shall be elected by the section members at the annual section business meeting which is held during the annual health education conference, or as otherwise provided for in the section’s bylaws. The chairperson shall serve a two year term, the vice chairperson and secretary shall serve a one year term. Chairperson terms shall be staggered to assure continuity on the Executive Board.

Section 4: Officers of the section shall be responsible for section-sponsored programs held at the annual health education conference or at other times of the year. The section chairperson shall be a member of the Membership Committee and the Programs and Meetings Committee.

Section 5: Vacancies occurring in section offices, other than that of chairperson, shall be filled for the unexpired term by the chairperson of the section. A vacancy occurring in the chair of a section shall be filled by the president of the Association.

Section 6: Sections must have prior approval by the Executive Board before co- sponsoring activities in the name of the Association.