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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.

This study explores factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination completion rates among patients receiving care at US community health centers nationwide

This is the first year that Climate Week will include a focus on the health impacts of climate change.

States that have the most severe restrictions on abortion may also have the poorest reproductive health care and support infrastructure

The American Public Health Association is pleased to honor excellence in public health leadership and innovation, from state and local health officials to those speaking up for public health from the halls of Congress..

The American Public Health Association calls on Congress to take immediate action in the wake of today’s school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

The AJPH online Collections Page delves into promising practices and lessons learned in addressing COVID-19-related health disparities and advancing health equity and serves as a preview to the full supplement issue, publishing on September 18, 2024.

The American Public Health Association is pleased to share that our 132nd president, Dr. Virginia Caine, MD, is now the 125th President of the National Medical Association.