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News Release

APHA applauds historic EPA asbestos rule

Date:

MAR 18 2024

The American Public Health Association today praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for releasing a final rule banning the import and use of chrysotile asbestos. Asbestos, a known carcinogen, is responsible for more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.

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Policy Statement

Eliminating Exposure to Asbestos
  • Date:NOV 05 2019
  • Policy Statement Number:20193

Keywords: Asbestos

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AJPH news release

AJPH May 2019 Highlights

Date:

MAY 16 2019

AJPH publishes new research on tobacco industry-funded research, heroin overdose decline, global health aid and U.S. image, ACA disability disparities.

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News Release

APHA calls on Congress to ban asbestos

Date:

MAY 08 2019

APHA testifies before Congress in support of a bill to protect the public from exposure to asbestos

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News Release

New public health policy statements adopted at APHA 2019

Date:

NOV 06 2019

Topics include maternal mental health, asbestos exposure, environmental justice, and more

News Release

APHA announces 2019 award recipients

Date:

SEP 26 2019

We honor these public health heroes

Policy Statement

Establishing Environmental Public Health Systems for Children at Risk or with Environmental Exposures in Schools
  • Date:NOV 07 2017
  • Policy Statement Number:201713

Keywords: Child Health And Development, Childrens Health, Environmental Health, Environment, School Health

Policy Statement

Cleanup of U.S. Military Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan
  • Date:NOV 03 2015
  • Policy Statement Number:20155

Keywords: Military, War, Environmental Health

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2019-2020 Archives

Date:

JAN 24 2022

Policy Statement

American Public Health Association Child Health Policy for the United States
  • Date:NOV 09 2010
  • Policy Statement Number:201013

Keywords: Childrens Health, Health Care, Violence, Public Health Infrastructure

Policy Statement

Prioritizing Cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation to Protect the Public's Health
  • Date:NOV 09 2010
  • Policy Statement Number:20105

Keywords: Environmental Health, Nuclear Waste

Policy Statement

Requiring Clinical Diagnostic Tools and Biomonitoring of Exposures to Pesticides
  • Date:NOV 09 2010
  • Policy Statement Number:20108

Keywords: Environmental Health, EPA Environmental Protection Agency, Biomonitoring, Pesticides

Policy Statement

Workers' Compensation Reform
  • Date:NOV 10 2009
  • Policy Statement Number:20097

Keywords: Occupational Health And Safety, Workers Compensation

Policy Statement

Elimination of Asbestos
  • Date:NOV 10 2009
  • Policy Statement Number:20096

Keywords: Environmental Health, Asbestos, Occupational Health And Safety

Policy Statement

Addressing the Needs of Immigrants in Response to Natural and Human-Made Disasters in the United States
  • Date:NOV 08 2006
  • Policy Statement Number:20061

Keywords: Disasters, Emergency Medical Services, Federal Health Services, Health, Federal Appropriations

Policy Statement

Addressing Potential Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Risks of Nanotechnology
  • Date:NOV 08 2006
  • Policy Statement Number:20065

Keywords: Employment, Occupational Health And Safety

Policy Statement

Threats to Public Health Science
  • Date:NOV 09 2004
  • Policy Statement Number:200411

Keywords: Occupational Health And Safety, Science

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