Florida Public Health Association

What Florida Public Health Association does

Florida Public Health Association (FPHA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association and the Florida state affiliate of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Headquartered in Alachua, Florida, FPHA serves public health professionals, county and state health agencies, and students across Florida through individual and organizational membership, an annual educational conference, a virtual leadership conference, webinars, and continuing education resources. The organization also publishes the Florida Public Health Review, an international peer-reviewed open-access journal housed at the University of North Florida, and operates a job board, a policy committee, and dedicated initiatives such as Heat Awareness, Storytelling, and Hurricane Preparedness.

Operationally, FPHA is a small team of approximately 10 employees with management and administrative functions outsourced to Suwannee River Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Its technology stack is centered on the Wild Apricot membership platform, which powers website, member portal, event registration, and communications, with webinars hosted on Vimeo. Revenue is generated from individual and organizational membership dues (annual subscription), conference registration fees, tax-deductible donations, and publication fees for the Florida Public Health Review (discounted to $75 for members versus $150 for non-members). Distribution is regionally focused on Florida, with go-to-market primarily through direct membership enrollment, conferences, webinars, and partnerships with academic institutions (University of South Florida, University of North Florida) and the Florida Department of Health.

FPHA's strategic positioning rests on its APHA affiliation, a 150-year institutional lineage, and a dense ecosystem of partnerships with the Florida Department of Health, county health departments, and academic public health programs. The organization has reportedly nearly doubled its membership under executive director Sandra Magyar to become one of the largest APHA state affiliates, and continues to expand its program surface through new initiatives and grants such as the HRSA Public Health Training Center collaboration with USF ($3.25 million).

Name

Florida Public Health Association

Legal name

Florida Public Health Association

Website

https://fpha.wildapricot.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Florida Public Health Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association and APHA state affiliate serving Florida's public health professionals, agencies, and students through membership, annual and virtual conferences, continuing education, a peer-reviewed journal, and advocacy.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Alachua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for individual public health professionals
2. Organizational/Health Agency Membership: Group membership dues for public health agencies and organizations
3. Conference Registration Fees: Registration fees for Annual Educational Conference and Virtual Leadership Conference
4. Donations: Tax-deductible donations as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to support operations and initiatives
5. Publication Discounts: Reduced publication fees for members submitting to Florida Public Health Review journal ($75 for members vs $150 for non-members)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

FPHA is a nonprofit professional association that provides membership programs for individuals, students, and organizations in Florida's public health workforce. It also runs an annual educational conference, a virtual leadership conference, the Florida Public Health Review journal, webinars, and advocacy committees.

Product overview

The Florida Public Health Association is a professional membership organization affiliated with the American Public Health Association, serving as a unified platform offering membership services, annual and virtual conferences, continuing education, webinars, a job board, and an online peer-reviewed journal (Florida Public Health Review). The organization provides public health resources, hurricane preparedness materials, heat awareness and storytelling initiatives, a policy committee for advocacy, and the Robin Napier Memorial Scholarship Fund for professional development. All services are delivered through Wild Apricot membership software, with content hosted on Vimeo for webinars and conferences.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Robin Napier Memorial Scholarship Fund: A scholarship fund created in memory of Robin Napier, a long-standing FPHA member, former FPHA President, and Health Officer for the Florida Department of Health. The fund supports professional development opportunities for women in the public health field within the Florida Department of Health.

Products and services

• FPHA Membership Annual membership program for Florida's public health professionals, students, and agencies with tiered pricing including Individual, Student, Patron, Lifetime, and Organizational categories.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly doubled membership to become one of the largest APHA state affiliates

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• American Public Health Association (APHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPHA is an affiliated association of APHA. The partnership strengthens both organizations, shares expertise, and exchanges resources. APHA serves as a national leader in public health with a 150-year history and diverse membership network dedicated to improving health and well-being across communities.
• Suwannee River AHECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuwannee River Area Health Education Center serves as the Management Association for FPHA, handling contact management, operational support, and administrative functions for the organization.
• University of North Florida - Florida Public Health ReviewcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership where the Florida Public Health Review international peer-reviewed journal is housed at UNF. FPHA members receive discounted publication fees ($75 vs $150). The journal is indexed in Google Scholar, EBSCO, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Global Health and CABI Full Text.
• Region IV Public Health Training CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presents the Annual Virtual Leadership Conference with Region IV Public Health Training Center, providing professional development opportunities for Florida's public health workforce.
• University of South Florida College of Public HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong collaborative relationship including hosting the Florida Outstanding Woman in Public Health award annually, Public Health Leadership Institute partnership, and HRSA Public Health Training Center collaboration ($3.25 million grant).
• Florida Department of HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner for public health initiatives in Florida. FDOH provides news updates through FPHA channels and FPHA advocates for public health policies affecting the department.
• Southern Health AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFPHA representatives serve as Florida's state representatives in SHA, representing Florida's public health professionals at regional meetings and sharing best practices across eight states.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• California Public Health Association - North (CPHA-N): APHA-affiliated state public health association serving California professionals. Same member-driven nonprofit model with conferences, advocacy, and professional development.
• Georgia Public Health Association: Southeastern state public health association affiliated with APHA. Closely comparable to FPHA in mission, structure, and regional positioning.
• Texas Public Health Association: Another large APHA-affiliated state public health professional association serving a similarly populous state. Directly comparable in mission, membership model, conference structure, and journal publications.
• Southern Health Association: Multi-state regional public health association in which FPHA holds Florida representative seats. Directly comparable in mission and member-driven model, with broader geographic scope across eight southern states.

Broad incumbents

• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO): National membership organization representing state and territorial public health agencies. Broader in scope than FPHA (it represents agencies, not individual professionals) but operates in the same Florida-state public health policy ecosystem.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership organization representing local health departments — FPHA works directly with all 67 Florida county health departments, making NACCHO a comparable stakeholder in the same network.
• American Public Health Association (APHA): FPHA is a state affiliate of APHA, so APHA is the national umbrella organization in the same professional public health membership space. It offers overlapping advocacy, publications, and conferences but at a national rather than state level.
• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE): National professional society for health educators, an FPHA member persona. Offers comparable continuing education, advocacy, and journals at a national level.

Regional players

• Florida Health Care Association: Florida-based nonprofit membership association for the long-term care profession. Comparable as a Florida state-level professional association with dues, conferences, advocacy, and partnerships with state agencies — adjacent rather than directly overlapping in mission.
• Florida Medical Association: Florida state-level professional membership association for physicians. Operates the same Florida-based professional association model with membership dues, advocacy, and conferences, but in a different public-health-adjacent profession.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FLPublicHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fpha

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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