Archived 2004 APHA Press Releases

• APHA Disaster Management Expert Available to Address Public Health Concerns Related to Asian Tsunami Tragedy
  (12/30/2004)
• APHA Expresses Sympathy and Concern for Victims of Tsunami That Swept Through South Asia and East Africa
  (12/29/2004)
• APHA Applauds HHS Plan to Extend Benefits to Help America’s Seniors Stop Smoking
  (12/23/2004)
• Newly Revised Manual Addresses Right of Privacy, HIV/AIDS Policy and Other Legal Aspects of Personal Health Services
  (12/21/2004)
• APHA Adopts 20 New Policies
  (12/20/2004)
• APHA Statement Regarding Nomination of Michael Leavitt as New Health and Human Services Secretary
  (12/13/2004)
• APHA Recognizes HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson’s Contributions to Public Health
  (12/03/2004)
• APHA and World Federation of Public Health Associations Today Observe World AIDS Day
  (12/01/2004)
• APHA Applauds 40 Nations That Have Ratified the International Tobacco Control Treaty, Urges U.S. Administration to Make Ratification a Top Priority
  (11/30/2004)
• APHA Applauds Recent Approval of Federal Emergency Fund to Address Influenza Vaccine Shortage
  (11/23/2004)
• APHA Concludes 132nd Annual Meeting, 14,000* Public Health Professionals Attend
  (11/10/2004)
• Minnesota, New Hampshire- and Vermont Hold Top Three Positions as Nation's Healthiest States, Southeastern States Experience Targeted Success but Continue to Face Challenges
  (11/09/2004)
• Majority of Americans say Public Health is Beneficial to Them and Their Communities
  (11/09/2004)
• Charles Samuel Mahan Winner of APHA Martha May Eliot Award
  (11/09/2004)
• Indiana Nurse Honored with APHA Executive Director's Citation
  (11/07/2004)
• Doctors Without Borders Awarded 2004 APHA Presidential Citation
  (11/07/2004)
• North Carolina Program Receives APHA/GlaxoSmithKline Award
  (11/07/2004)
• Conyers, Miller and Lautenberg Chosen as Outstanding Public Health Legislators
  (11/07/2004)
• Jay S. Drotman Memorial Award Presented to Christopher Lee Day
  (11/07/2004)
• David L. Heymann Receives APHA's 2004 Award for Excellence
  (11/07/2004)
• Marion Nestle Earns APHA David P. Rall Award for Public Health Advocacy
  (11/07/2004)
• Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize for Creative Local Public Health Work Presented to Stephanie Bailey
  (11/06/2004)
• Kenneth Olden Wins APHA's Oldest and Most Prestigious Award, the Sedgwick Medal
  (11/01/2004)
• APHA Receives $150,000 Grant from W. K. Kellogg Foundation to Maintain Fiscal Stability
  (10/26/2004)
• Public Health Leaders to Speak at Connecticut Public Health Association Annual Meeting
  (10/08/2004)
• APHA Calls Loss of Provision to Grant FDA Authority to Regulate Tobacco a Huge Missed Opportunity to Save Lives
  (10/06/2004)
• APHA Supports National Plan to Reverse Rise in Obesity Among Children and Youth
  (09/30/2004)
• APHA Objects to Tonight’s Return of $1.1 Billion in Children’s Health Insurance Funds to U.S. Treasury
  (09/30/2004)
• Newly Revised Manual Updates Methods to Test and Detect Safety Hazards in Milk Products
  (09/23/2004)
• APHA Supports Sullivan Commission’s Blueprint to Address the Nation’s Shortage of Minority Health Professionals
  (09/20/2004)
• Public Health Issues, AIDS, Sex Education and Federal Tobacco Regulation Take Center Stage at Campaign Forum
  (09/14/2004)
• APHA Urgently Calls for Renewal and Strengthening of Federal Assault Weapons Ban
  (09/13/2004)
• National Medical Groups Call for Action to Reduce Firearm Injury as Federal Assault Weapons Ban is Set to Expire
  (09/07/2004)
• Public Health Leaders to Speak at Georgia Public Health Association Meeting
  (08/31/2004)
• APHA Executive Director and Other Public Health Experts to Speak at Mississippi Public Health Association Meeting
  (08/31/2004)
• APHA Calls for Swift Action to Ensure Health Coverage for All Uninsured Americans
  (08/26/2004)
• Public Health Leaders to Speak at North Carolina Public Health Association Meeting
  (08/18/2004)
• APHA Applauds Passage of Historic Tobacco Control Amendment
  (07/16/2004)
• APHA Supports Legislation to Strengthen the Public Health Work Force and Mitigate Personnel Shortages
  (07/08/2004)
• APHA Reminds Americans to Protect Their Health This Fourth of July
  (07/01/2004)
• Public Health Leaders to Speak at Idaho Public Health Association Meeting
  (06/09/2004)
• APHA Opposes Administration Plan to Redirect Bioterrorism Preparedness Money, Calls for Increased Funding
  (05/24/2004)
• APHA Applauds Introduction of Historic Tobacco Control Legislation
  (05/20/2004)
• Congress Is Missing the Mark When it Comes to Covering the Uninsured, Says American Public Health Association
  (05/12/2004)
• APHA Renews Call for Improving Access to Emergency Contraception
  (05/11/2004)
• APHA Applauds U.S. for Signing Global Tobacco Control Treaty, Urges Administration to Make Ratification a Top Priority
  (05/11/2004)
• Marion County Health Director, National Association Leader to Speak at Indiana Public Health Association Meeting
  (05/07/2004)
• Experts: Childhood Asthma “Epidemic” Among Inner-City Youths Seen in Absence of Steps to Curb Global Warming, Fossil Fuel Use
  (04/29/2004)
• Town Hall Meeting Highlights Programs Working to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  (04/05/2004)
• APHA Calls for Swift Bipartisan Action to Eliminate Health Disparities
  (03/31/2004)
• Public Health Leaders to Speak at Iowa Public Health Association Meeting
  (03/25/2004)
• CDC Deputy Director and Public Health Leaders to Speak at Oklahoma Public Health Association Meeting
  (03/25/2004)
• APHA Observes Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
  (03/11/2004)
• Child Obesity is Focus of California Public Health Association – North Meeting
  (03/05/2004)
• Kellogg Foundation Supports Program to Recognize Public Health Students
  (03/04/2004)
• APHA Thanks Sen. Frist for Introducing Health Disparities Legislation
  (02/12/2004)
• Congress Must Increase Funding for Public Health Says APHA
  (02/04/2004)
• APHA Scores Members of Congress on Public Health Voting Record
  (02/03/2004)
• APHA Adopts 27 New Policies
  (01/12/2004)

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