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Overview
APHA is the primary voice for public health advocacy, leading the way to protect all Americans and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and striving to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in the United States. APHA represents a broad array of health providers, educators, environmentalists, policy-makers and health officials.
APHA, in coordination with its members and state affiliates, works with key decision- makers to shape public policy to address today's ongoing public health concerns such as ensuring access to care, protecting funding for core public health programs and services and eliminating health disparities. APHA is also working to address emerging public health issues including pandemic flu preparedness, children's health, access to care, environmental health, managed care, public health infrastructure, disease control, health disparities, bioterrorism, international health and tobacco control.
Highlights and New Resources:
- Public Health ACTion (PHACT) Campaign: This summer, APHA is mobilizing support to educate legislators about the need to include public health in health reform legislation. Download the Health Reform Advocacy Toolkit and other materials here.
- Take Action! Participate in APHA's legislative action alerts and urge policymakers to vote for and act on behalf of public health programs and services.
- Stay informed: Sign up for APHA emails on the PHACT Campaign and other interests.
- View our September 2009 Legislative Update newsletter and stay informed about important federal legislative activity and notable state legislative activity.
- APHA 2009 Health Reform Agenda: The most critical changes we must make to improve the public’s health, based on longstanding APHA policies, as well as the best current evidence.
- Coming to DC?
 Are you, your section or other APHA group planning a trip to Washington, DC? Make visiting your members of Congress part of your agenda!
- Get involved in APHA's policy development process! Check the 2009 Policy Process Calendar for deadlines and information.
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