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Policy Statement

Advancing the Health of Refugees and Displaced Persons
  • Date:NOV 13 2018
  • Policy Statement Number:20188

Keywords: Immigrants, Immigration, Refugees

Policy Statement

The Global Prevention and Elimination of Tuberculosis Among Health Workers
  • Date:NOV 13 2018
  • Policy Statement Number:20187

Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Global Health, Occupational Health And Safety, Prevention

Policy Statement

Violence is a Public Health Issue: Public Health is Essential to Understanding and Treating Violence in the U.S.
  • Date:NOV 13 2018
  • Policy Statement Number:20185

Keywords: Violence, Prevention, Gun Violence, Conflict

Policy Statement

Housing and Homelessness as a Public Health Issue
  • Date:NOV 07 2017
  • Policy Statement Number:20178

Keywords: Housing, Homeless

Policy Statement

Supporting the Updated National Physical Activity Plan
  • Date:NOV 07 2017
  • Policy Statement Number:20172

Keywords: Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Chronic Disease

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Conference

Clinical Climate Change: Improving Patient Outcomes in the Dual Crises of Climate Change and COVID-19

Date:

Jan 08 2021

Hosted by the Institute for Exposomic Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

General

2020 Policy Action Institute Speakers

Date:

FEB 12 2020

APHA's Policy Action Institute builds on the 2020 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference

Policy Statement

The Role of Health Education Specialists in a Post-Health Reform Environment
  • Date:NOV 03 2015
  • Policy Statement Number:201515

Keywords: Affordable Care Act, Health Reform, Health Care, Public Health Workforce

APHA policy statement on expanding awareness about health education specialists

Policy Statement

Preventing Occupational Transmission of Globally Emerging Infectious Disease Threats
  • Date:NOV 03 2015
  • Policy Statement Number:20158

Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Workforce, Occupational Health And Safety

APHA policy statement on preventing occupational tramsission of infectious disease threats

Policy Statement

Universal Access to Contraception
  • Date:NOV 03 2015
  • Policy Statement Number:20153

Keywords: Womens Health, Reproductive And Sexual Health, Access To Health Care

Policy Statement

Preventing Occupational and Community Transmission of Ebola and Globally Emerging Infectious Disease Threats
  • Date:NOV 18 2014
  • Policy Statement Number:LB-14-01

Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Workforce, Occupational Health And Safety

Policy Statement

Support for Social Determinants of Behavioral Health and Pathways for Integrated and Better Public Health
  • Date:NOV 18 2014
  • Policy Statement Number:201415

Keywords: Mental Behavioral Health, Health Care, Health Services, Social Determinants of Health

Policy Statement

Supporting Public Health's Role in Addressing Unmet Needs in Serious Illness and at the End of Life
  • Date:NOV 05 2013
  • Policy Statement Number:20134

Keywords: Long Term Care, Access To Health Care, Older Adults

Policy Statement

Strengthening Public Health Nursing in the United States
  • Date:NOV 05 2013
  • Policy Statement Number:201316

Keywords: Public Health Infrastructure, Public Health Workforce

Policy Statement

Advancing Cancer Genomics in Public Health
  • Date:NOV 05 2013
  • Policy Statement Number:201317

Keywords: Genetics, Cancer, CDC Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Policy Statement

Supporting and Sustaining the Practice of Quality Improvement in Public Health
  • Date:NOV 05 2013
  • Policy Statement Number:201314

Keywords: Quality Improvement, Public Health Infrastructure, Data, Accreditation

Policy Statement

Preventing Overdose Through Education and Naloxone Distribution
  • Date:OCT 30 2012
  • Policy Statement Number:LB-12-02

Keywords: Drug Overdose, Prescription Drugs, Education

archived APHA policy statement

Policy Statement

Provision of Abortion Care by Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants
  • Date:NOV 01 2011
  • Policy Statement Number:20112

Keywords: Abortion, Access To Health Care, Womens Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Midwives, Professional Education And Training, Health Workforce, Scope of Practice Regulations

Policy Statement

Musculoskeletal Disorders as a Public Health Concern
  • Date:NOV 01 2011
  • Policy Statement Number:20114

Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disease, Disability, Physical Activity

Policy Statement

Increasing Efforts to Encourage Governmental Health Departments to Seek Accreditation
  • Date:NOV 01 2011
  • Policy Statement Number:201119

Keywords: Accountability, Accreditation, Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement

Policy Statement

Strengthening Genetic and Genomic Literacy
  • Date:NOV 09 2010
  • Policy Statement Number:201012

Keywords: Genetics, Health Literacy, CDC Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Policy Statement

Occupational Injury, Illness, and Fatality Prevention Through Design (PtD)
  • Date:NOV 09 2010
  • Policy Statement Number:20106

Keywords: Occupational Health And Safety, Workplace Injury

Policy Statement

Annual Influenza Vaccination Requirements for Health Workers
  • Date:NOV 09 2010
  • Policy Statement Number:201014

Keywords: Vaccinations, Health Care Workers, Patient Safety

Policy Statement

Protecting Abortion Coverage in Health Reform
  • Date:NOV 09 2010
  • Policy Statement Number:20103

Keywords: Abortion, Health Reform, Womens Health

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