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Millions would lose access to free preventive health care services such as cancer screenings, the public health brief says

Preliminary Injunction issued after Democracy Forward filed suit and secured a prior Temporary Restraining Order on behalf of the National Council of Nonprofits, the American Public Health Association, Main Street Alliance and SAGE

Every American should be outraged and alarmed by actions taken by the Trump administration that deliberately undermine America's health protection system, including HHS, CDC and the NIH. By gutting essential health staff, hiding vital public health data, and silencing health experts, these actions have left every American family more vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks, unsafe food and water, and preventable deaths.

For Our Health will be a powerful, unified voice defending evidence-based health initiatives and safeguarding critical public health protections.

Individuals below the age of 18 are faced with significant barriers when receiving abortion care due to additional parental consent requirements. To address this, the 2020 ROE Act in Massachusetts removed these requirements for minors aged 16-17 years. A new study reveals that this policy change led to a ~60-day decrease in gestational duration at abortion among this age group, highlighting the importance and impact of decreasing barriers to abortion access for minors.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a temporary restraining order of the OMB’s freeze on federal grant disbursements that has put essential services across the nation in jeopardy.

Suit Alleges New Policy Violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act ; Trump Administration will have Disastrous Impacts on People and Communities

Seven new policy briefs adopted by APHA at its fall Annual Meeting are now available. They cover an array of public health topics such as protecting the health and safety of disaster workers, improving racial and ethnic data collection, and equitably using artificial intelligence in the workforce.

The American Public Health Association, the American Federation of Teachers, Minority Veterans of America, VoteVets Action Fund, Center for Auto Safety, and CREW, Represented by Democracy Forward and CREW, File Suit Against DOGE To Compel Transparency

We thank the Biden administration and our international partners for their persistent efforts to end the deadly conflict and gain the release of the hostages. We urge the incoming administration to work to ensure the details outlined in the agreement are fully achieved in an urgent and timely manner.

Dr. King fiercely advocated for better approaches and policies to address the root causes of injustices in society like poverty, racism and health inequities that impact people in communities across America.

With the new administration and Congress, we should expect changes in health policy. APHA has worked tirelessly with health-minded officials, community leaders, local health practitioners and others on both sides of the political aisle for more than 150 years to advance the health of all people in all communities.

Carter’s humanitarian efforts remembered

Racism: Science &Tools for the Public Health Professional, 2nd Edition is a guide for public health professionals, policymakers, educators, and students that provides historical context, examines specific ways various forms of racism impact communities of color and offers strategies for addressing the problems.

Researchers contend that national health surveys should include immigration status-related questions to reduce stigma

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.