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Message from the President

Welcome to APA Health Psychology/Division 38 members (and potential members).

Please take advantage of the many useful resources you will find here on the Health Psychology/Division 38 website.

We need the commitment of our members, leaders, trainees and students to make Health Psychology a vibrant, useful society. Please consider volunteering for one of our committees. Last February, we held a very fruitful mid-winter meeting to formulate a strategic plan for the next five years of activity. One aspect of the plan is to renew and enhance our mission to provide career and educational resources and assistance for health psychologists at all levels-from the interested student, the junior professional to the seasoned veteran. This will be major piece of my activity as President this year.

The Annual Convention offered a new feature this past August, which we intend to continue next year. We had 3-4 master researchers/clinicians provide Evidence-Based Case Rounds on different health psychology topics. The presenters started with a case, reviewed the evidence available for treating the presenting problem, and then described how intervention progressed in that specific case. These grand rounds received an enthusiastic response and requests for more. In addition, we plan to schedule a range of talks and symposia that will be engaging and educational for both researchers and clinicians, as we seek new ways to provide our critical contributions to health psychology-both the science and the practice.

If you are not a member, but considering joining, please visit the membership section to see the professional networking opportunities available by becoming a member. Please feel free to contact Barbara Keeton (apadiv38@verizon.net) or myself with suggestions about ways we can serve you, the members of our society. We thank you for your commitment to Health Psychology.

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