Welcome to MAPHN
Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses
"Making a difference in the communities we serve ensuring conditions in which all residents can achieve optimal health and well-being."
Membership Level Details. If you have a change in your level, you can change it in your profile. You do NOT need to create a new profile.
Regular Membership Regular Membership will consist of any current or formerly employed local public health nurses, community health nurses working as public health nurses or visiting nurses working as public health nurses. Regular members are entitled to all benefits of membership.
Associate Membership. Associate Membership is available nurses who desire to join and support the Association but do not meet the requirements of regular membership. Affiliated nursing groups include school health, occupational health, or nurses practicing at the state, national levels. Associate members may not vote or be a representative on the Board of Directors.
Student Membership Student Membership is available to nursing students enrolled in a professional degree-seeking nursing program. Qualifying students are taking 6 credit hours [undergraduate] or 3 credit hours [graduate/postgraduate] per semester. Academic / Student members may not vote or be a representative on the Board of Directors.
Retired Membership. The Retired Membership is for nurses who have retired from the specialty of public health nursing as described in the Regular Membership but no longer derives income from public health nursing employment
2) Process your application entirely online below except for payment. You will receive an email "invoice" with payment pending (to the email address you provided on your application) for submission to your community/township/organization which can be mailed in with your check to MAPHN PO Box 537 Milton, MA 02186. Your community may require a W-9 from MAPHN. Click here for the 2024 MAPHN W-9
Renewal Notice: All membership invoices must be paid within the grace period of 120 days. After October 31st, those with outstanding invoices will be removed from the membership rolls. There may be a reinstatement fee.