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Public health and safety must be paramount when taking action to reopen the nation during the coronavirus pandemic

“Right now, everyone knows someone who is struggling with mental health, if they aren’t struggling themselves.”

We can still show thankfulness and appreciation for all the moms in our life

These 2020 graduates have shown resilience and spirit, even as their lives and studies were interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

APHA's president shares tips for connecting to the outdoors during widespread isolation

Research on the link between transportation access and health care, bike sharing and road safety, firearms and brain injury deaths, and more

Rule "goes against scientific evidence and devalues and endangers the health of babies, children, pregnant women and many other vulnerable populations."

Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD

Statement calls for "stronger limits on particulate matter air pollution to protect public health."

Ending U.S. contributions to WHO will cripple the world's response to COVID-19

"This is a missed opportunity to ensure care and save lives," said APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD.

Congress approves additional funding, protections

"Health insurance can mean the difference between life and death," said APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD.

Research on risk of child maltreatment, gonorrhea increase among low-income women, underserved communities and air pollution, and more

House passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Agency would be required to ignore or undervalue important studies

Congress approves $8.3 billion to combat ongoing coronavirus outbreak

Effective outbreak response depends on science, trusted messengers

New AJPH research on education levels and early death, paid sick leave, US syringe programs, and more

To protect the nation from diseases like COVID-19, the U.S. must invest in public health readiness

Proposed budget slashes public health funding, weakens U.S. ability to tackle public health challenges

Students to lead campus events during National Public Health Week

Research highlights from the AJPH supplemental issue on mass incarceration

New AJPH research on decriminalizing marijuana, poor health among families of the incarcerated, hospital records and U.S. homeless population, and more