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More than 150 experienced public health professionals have stepped up to offer their career wisdom through APHA's new mentoring program. Now organizers are working on the final step: enrolling mentees. [...]

As evidence on the potential for gas stoves to harm the health of vulnerable people grows, APHA is calling for federal officials to formally recognize the dangers, set air quality [...]

Public health advocates interested in using policy to improve health in their communities should circle mid-June on their calendars. APHA's summer Policy Action Institute will be held June 15. The [...]

APHA's information-filled website is now easier to use on the go. The site, which serves as a hub for all things APHA and public health, was optimized for mobile devices [...]

The deadline to submit an abstract for APHA's 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo is just around the corner. Public health professionals, students and other health supporters have until Friday, March [...]

New policy statements adopted by APHA at its fall Annual Meeting have been added to the Association's online database. Approved by the Governing Council during the 2022 Annual Meeting and [...]

APHA is transitioning its American Journal of Public Health to a digital-first publication this year. The December 2023 issue of AJPH will be the final issue to be offered in [...]

Public health professionals who hope to share their work at the year's premier public health gathering should circle Jan. 2 on their calendars: Abstract submissions for APHA's 2023 Annual Meeting [...]

APHA members who receive The Nation's Health in the mail gained a special bonus with their January issue: a free copy of APHA's 2023 Get Ready Calendar. The calendar is [...]

APHA's American Journal of Public Health is accepting submissions for two upcoming supplemental issues. Papers are now being accepted for a supplemental issue on the science of community-engaged research in [...]

Voting is an essential part of public health. To help draw awareness to that link and encourage people to cast their ballots, APHA released new voting resources in October. From [...]

APHA members who want to play a leadership role in the Association are being asked to step forward. Members are now sought for APHA's boards and committees, which address a [...]

Participants at APHA's 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo helped give back to the host city by raising $10,000 for a local public health nonprofit. Through APHA's Help Us Help Them [...]

APHA's NEXT president will be Ella Greene-Moton, members decided in November. The Association's Governing Council chose Greene-Moton as APHA president-elect during its sessions at APHA's 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo. [...]

More than 250 declarations proclaiming racism a public health crisis have been passed in localities across the U.S., according to an APHA tracking project. As of July, leaders in 21 [...]

APHA is congratulating the first round of winners in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recent Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students. The 10 winning videos, created by teams of college [...]

Five student groups at colleges across the U.S. are mobilizing around environmental justice this fall, thanks to awards from APHA's Center for Climate, Health and Equity. The Student Champions for [...]

A new APHA-supported public health web series has the potential to reach millions of viewers around the world and open their eyes to the importance of public health. The first [...]

APHA 2022 will provide a wealth of educational opportunities for public health professionals. Participants will be able to learn from colleagues, earn continuing education credits and take home skills they [...]

APHA 2022 ATTENDEES will have an opportunity to learn from and be inspired by a social justice powerhouse at this year's event. The Rev. Dr. William Barber II, MDiv, a [...]

APHA'S Nominations Committee has announced this year's slate of candidates for the Association's highest offices. Voting for APHA's president-elect, honorary vice presidents, treasurer and Executive Board will be held this [...]

An APHA-supported podcast series is highlighting the dangers of COVID-19 disinformation and ways to tackle the problem. Four episodes of 'Healthy You: Confronting our Disease of Disinformation' were released by [...]

American business and nonprofit leaders must work to transform the nation's workplace culture by prioritizing employee mental health, according to APHA and partners. In April, CEOs from APHA and four [...]

A new website is elevating resources that public health leaders can use to help end the COVID-19 pandemic and build a more robust health system. Launched in April by APHA [...]

APHA's lauded web series that explains the basics of public health has wrapped up its first season. In May, the 20th episode of 'That's Public Health,' focusing on the people [...]

Public health professionals from across the nation are making plans to be part of the year's premier public health event this fall. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic [...]

APHA'S fourth annual Policy Action Institute will bring health professionals together to celebrate wins, learn from challenges and chart new paths for public health policy. To be held June 14, [...]

A new fact sheet from APHA adds to the growing work aimed at supporting young people known as 'opportunity youth.' Released in February, the fact sheet is focused on the [...]

Nineteen proposed policy statements on public health topics are making their way through APHA's annual review process. The proposed statements address issues such as gun violence prevention, global access to [...]

Community engagement is helping teams in 20 U.S. communities strengthen connectedness and trust among residents and explore new ways to improve their health. The teams are part of the Healthiest [...]

A new report from APHA shares the stories of six communities across the U.S. that are working to advance racial equity--and employs an eye-catching multimedia format to engage its readers. [...]

Public health professionals who want to show off their APHA pride have a host of new options to choose from. In conjunction with APHA's 150th anniversary, which is being celebrated [...]

A NEW RESOURCE is helping health professionals make the connection between childhood trauma and behavioral health--and spurring work to address them. Launched by APHA and the Centers for Disease Control [...]

THE COUNTDOWN to this year's premier public health event has begun. Abstracts are now being accepted for APHA's 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo. To be held Nov. 6-9 in Boston, [...]

AS COVID-19'S highly contagious omicron strain led to surges in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. early this year, a clear lesson rang out: vaccination against the disease works. [...]

AN ENGAGING new web series is helping Americans understand the link between public health and their own well-being. Launched in December by APHA and Complexly, the 'That's Public Health' series [...]

Community engagement and partnerships are paying off for 20 teams across the U.S. that are working to address inequities in food access and health services, a new update shows. In [...]

New fact sheets from APHA show how much federal funding states receive for public health. The state-by-state fact sheets include information about public health funding, access to care, notable health [...]

APHA's American Journal of Public Health is seeking submissions for a special issue on the health hazards of lead. The issue, to be published in 2022, will feature guest editors [...]

Long-term COVID-19 can be classified as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. officials said this summer. In a July 26 guidance, the U.S. Department of Health and [...]

APHA'S PUBLIC Health Expo is back, and it is shaping up to be a star attraction at the Association's Annual Meeting in October. After moving online because of the COVID-19 [...]

APHA APPLAUDED the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling in California v. Texas, which preserved the Affordable Care Act. The seven-justice majority said the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. APHA Executive [...]

To curb the unequal harm COVID-19 has placed on U.S. communities of color, vaccination plans must prioritize equity, according to a new APHA fact sheet. Released this summer, 'COVID-19 Vaccination: [...]

The Nation's Health has been singled out for its outstanding public health news content. In June, APHA's newspaper received a gold award for editorial excellence in the 41st Annual AM&P [...]

APHA has become a partner of Made to Save, a national grassroots effort to ensure communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic have access to vaccines and accurate, timely information. [...]

VOTING FOR APHA's president-elect, honorary vice presidents and Executive Board will be held this fall during APHA's 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo. In the presidential race, Chris Chanyasulkit, PhD, MPH, [...]

IN 2016, POLITICAL commentator Heather McGhee, JD, was a guest on C-SPAN when she received an unusual call from a listener. Gary, a North Carolina man, told her 'I'm a [...]

LAST YEAR'S APHA Annual Meeting broke new ground for virtual conventions, both within and beyond the public health sphere. This year, APHA's 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo will go even [...]

RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE is often thought of as an economic issue. But as higher wages are linked to better health and well-being, particularly for vulnerable populations, the minimum wage [...]