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The U.S. saw more COVID-19-related deaths than any other country in the world. Many of those deaths were found in vulnerable populations, especially among communities of color. A new supplement, Protecting Vulnerable Populations against COVID-19, published in the American Journal of Public Health with the Morehouse School of Medicine reiterates the need for the public health community to better prepare for future novel respiratory viral disease outbreaks and pandemics.

The selection by President-elect Donald Trump of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services raises serious concerns for the health of the American people.

Every four years our nation undergoes an election that can lead to a change in executive leadership. Often, this transition leads to a redirection in policy and uncertainty concerning the impact of these new polices on the public’s health.

Differences in sexual orientation response choices between national population-based health surveys in the US underestimate mental health disparities

Developed as a new US and Canadian standard, CarbonStar® to Help Decarbonize Concrete and Slow Climate Change

A group of public health deans and scholars and several public health organizations, including APHA, calls for the Supreme Court to uphold the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act to preserve protections for expecting mothers.

A brief filed by APHA, several public health organizations, deans and scholars highlights the potential public health impact of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision that would eliminate free coverage of hundreds of preventive health benefits for more than 150 million privately insured Americans.

This supplement addresses the cannabis landscape and use, aspects of policy research and regulations, and monitoring potential adverse effects.

This study explores factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination completion rates among patients receiving care at US community health centers nationwide

This is the first year that Climate Week will include a focus on the health impacts of climate change.

States that have the most severe restrictions on abortion may also have the poorest reproductive health care and support infrastructure

The American Public Health Association is pleased to honor excellence in public health leadership and innovation, from state and local health officials to those speaking up for public health from the halls of Congress..

The American Public Health Association calls on Congress to take immediate action in the wake of today’s school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

The AJPH online Collections Page delves into promising practices and lessons learned in addressing COVID-19-related health disparities and advancing health equity and serves as a preview to the full supplement issue, publishing on September 18, 2024.

The American Public Health Association is pleased to share that our 132nd president, Dr. Virginia Caine, MD, is now the 125th President of the National Medical Association.

Study finds that drinking water provided by community water systems in majority Latino/a communities have consistently higher contamination levels

It is time for the House and Senate to work together to pass the strongest possible FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill as soon as possible, and at least at the levels proposed in the Senate bill.

This supplement celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Latino Caucus while recognizing persistent health and health care inequities, describing ongoing initiatives to rectify these disparities and predicting future gains in equality.

This bill would undermine five consecutive years of bipartisan research funding that has helped develop an evidence-based approach to gun safety and injury prevention.

This latest example of deadly violence should renew bipartisan efforts to reduce gun violence in our communities and keep these deadly weapons out of the wrong hands.

Researchers find that implementing broader firearm access laws may be more effective than just age-based restriction

The court’s failure to definitively act puts pregnant women, hospitals, doctors and public health nationwide at risk

This ruling will cause significant disruption to publicly funded health insurance programs.

The Court’s decision will only worsen homelessness.