Delta Phi Chapter of Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
The Delta Phi Chapter is the officially recognized and qualified Delta Omega Honorary Society Chapter affiliated with the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, School of Public Health. The Delta Phi Chapter was instituted to encourage and recognize exemplary scholarship, research and public health practice among its students, faculty and alumni.
was established in 1924 to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of public health. Currently, there are more than 100 chapters across the globe and membership includes influential public health leaders, Surgeons General, researchers and practitioners. Delta Omega supports an annual meeting of all chapters held during the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting and organization-wide events like a Day of Service during National Public Health Week, faculty awards for Innovative Curriculum and an annual poster competition.
Delta Phi’s first member induction took place in 2018 and it has since hosted an annual induction each spring. Like all Delta Omega chapters, membership in Delta Phi 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. Election to the society is based on outstanding performance including scholarship in students, teaching and research among faculty members and community service of alumni. Election to membership is intended to not only recognize merit but encourage further excellence in and devotion to public health work.
Students who meet eligibility criteria including academic performance receive an invitation in February to apply for membership and among the applicants, new members are selected based on their demonstrated leadership and service. Faculty, alumni and honorary memberships are selected through a process involving nominations from current members and deliberation among chapter leadership.
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- President – Lynn Short, RDH, MPH
- Vice President – vacant
- Treasurer – Sung-Yeon Park, Ph.D.
- Secretary – Sara Gallego
- Student Representative – vacant
- Alumni Representative – Emily Wegener, MPH
- Faculty Representative – Daniel Cook, Ph.D
Sara Perez, MPH, a Ph.D. student in the Social and Behavioral Health track at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, was selected to represent Delta Phi Chapter in the annual Delta Omega Poster Session at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo (Nov. 12 - Nov. 15) in Atlanta, Georgia. Each year, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health selects just 29 students to present their public health research at this meeting. Ms. Perez’s poster titled, “The cards are stacked against you: Measuring air quality in smoking and nonsmoking areas of ÁùºÏ±¦µä casinos,” focuses on understanding the potential exposure to tobacco smoke by minors in casinos located in Reno-Sparks (ÁùºÏ±¦µä), which are promoted as family-friendly destinations.