APHA in the News

As the leading voice and advocate for improving the public’s health, APHA is an active participant in conversations impacting the health of all Americans. We work with journalists covering the nation’s health, telling the stories of Americans looking to live healthy lives and public health workers on the frontlines of caring for all.

It is also why we voice our concerns about Project 2025 which promotes mis/disinformation that festers distrust of proven approaches to prevent disease and improve health. Learn how APHA is fighting back against threats to public health.

Here are some of the stories APHA has been a part of:

• Environmental Working Group - Live Stream: RFK Jr’s Confirmation Hearing with EWG’s Ken Cook
• Axios - Unanswered questions from RFK Jr.'s first confirmation hearing
• Los Angeles Times - Senators challenge Robert Kennedy Jr. on vaccines in confirmation hearing as health secretary
• STAT - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unfit to lead HHS
• C-SPAN - Dr. Georges Benjamin on Trump Administration Agenda and Public Health
• CNN - White House rescinds memo that caused widespread confusion on federal aid freeze
• Politico - The Outbreak Soon Reaches Epidemic Proportions
• Harvard Public Health Magazine - Making the invisible visible
• MedPage Today - [Paywall] Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana's Ban on Vaccine Promotion
• NPR - Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
• The Hill - RFK Jr.’s increasing power raises concerns as school vaccinations rates decline
• ASTHO - [Listen] 809: Strengthening PH Workforce, APHA Annual Meeting
• Governing - RFK Jr. Poses New Challenges For Public Health Messaging
• SLATE - How Raw Milk Could Spark a Pandemic
• ABC News Live Prime - [Video] A Deep Dive into Dr. Oz's past and possible future
• CBS News - How RFK Jr. could impact vaccines as Trump's HHS secretary
• PBS News Hour - [Video] Trump selects RFK Jr. to lead nation's health agency
• BBC - Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary
• NBC News Now - [Video] Stay Tuned NOW with Gadi Schwart
• Live NOW FOX - [Video] Donald Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead HHS
• ABC Action News, Philadelphia - [Video] Medical community reacts to Trump's nomination of RFK Jr.
• Washington Post - Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccine skeptic, to lead HHS
• New York Times - [Paywall] Kennedy’s Views Mix Mistrust of Business With Unfounded Health Claims
• National Journal - RFK Jr. role in Trump administration elicits GOP applause, caution
• Education Week - What Could RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary Mean for School Vaccine Requirements