Join us on the National Mall on Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 2:30-4 p.m. to rally for critical public health issues and initiatives. Whether you’re visiting Washington, D.C. for the Annual Meeting or you are a local public health advocate, this rally is for you. Join us, foster your network of public health peers and speak up for public health!

Public health advocates from across the country will gather to highlight urgent priorities, including:

• Investing in public health
• Strengthening the public health workforce
• Gun violence prevention
• Reproductive rights
• Climate and environmental health

Rally speakers will share powerful stories, bold ideas and calls to action that will energize and inspire. Together, we'll demonstrate the strength, unity and passion of the public health community — and reinforce that protecting the public’s health is not optional, it’s essential. Speakers include:

• Aryn Melton Backus, Former CDC employee, Fired But Fighting
• Georges C. Benjamin, MD, Executive Director, APHA
• Rep. Rosa DeLauro, U.S. House Representative for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District 
• Rep. Justin Jones, Tennessee House of Representatives 
• Nandi Marshall, DrPH, MPH, CHES, CLC, CDE, President-Elect, APHA
• Bob Morris, Founder, Science Accountability Institute
• Rep. Kim Schrier,  U.S. House Representative for Washington's 8th Congressional District