In October 2024, the APHA Governing Council voted to replace policy statements with public health issue briefs.
Implementation of this new process will occur in late 2024/early 2025, with the first intent to write statements accepted in summer 2025. Finalized author guideline will be available in the coming months.
The policy briefs process book, adopted by the Governing Council, gives direction to the Association's policy statement development process by setting forth principles to govern, and outlining procedures to guide, the coordinated participation of all parties. The Executive Board is charged to monitor operation of the policy statement development process, to assure adherence to the principles set forth here and to report any procedural modifications adopted to facilitate the development of more valid public policy for APHA. The Evidentiary Review Committee is charged with overseeing the annual policy brief development process and issue will issue author guidelines, rubrics and training in the coming months.
Explore these resources to learn more about the policy brief development process:
Policy Brief Process Book (PDF)
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