2012 Archives

2012 Testimony

• Testimony of Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, Executive Director, American Public Health Association, The National Preparedness Report: Assessing the State of Preparedness, House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications (June 6, 2012)

• Testimony of the American Public Health Association concerning the fiscal year 2013 budgets for CDC and HRSA submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies (March 29, 2012)

2012 Comments

• APHA comments to CMS on the Essential Health Benefits proposed rule (December 21, 2012)
• Mental health coalition comments to CMS on the Essential Health Benefits proposed rule (December 21, 2012)
• APHA comments to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on the draft Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Mid-course Report (December 7, 2012)
• Health organizations comments urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to significantly strengthen the particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (August 31, 2012)
• Health organization letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production (June 27, 2012)
• APHA comments to HHS opposing newly proposed religious-organization accomodations to contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act (June 19, 2012)
• APHA comments to USDA regarding a proposed rule on the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (April 23, 2012)
• Public health groups consensus statement regarding maximizing the community health impact of community health needs assessments conducted by tax-exempt hospitals (March 13, 2012)
• APHA comments in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule restricting certain extralabel uses of cephalosporin antimicrobial drugs in certain food-producing animals (March 5, 2012)
• APHA comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding "Approaches to Reducing Sodium Consumption" (January 23, 2012)
• APHA comments to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee on recommendations on influenza vaccine coverage for health care personnel (January 13, 2012)

2012 Briefs and Motions

• Health organizations amicus brief in support of the Health and Human Services contraceptive rule (December 28, 2012) 
• Health organizations brief opposing Mississippi in criminalization of drug use and stillbirth (November 13, 2012)
• Public health and suicide prevention organization amicus brief in support of doctors challenging a Florida law prohibiting physicians from asking patients about firearm ownership and counseling them regarding firearm safety (November 5, 2012)
• Health organizations brief in support of the University of Texas at Austin's holistic admissions practices to achieve a diverse and culturally competent student body (August 13, 2012)
• Health organizations brief opposing the District Court for the Western District of Washington’s holding, which allows pharmacies to refuse to dispense medications necessary for patient health, notwithstanding the health risks to both the patients and the public that may follow from such refusals (August 22, 2012)

• Health group motion to intervene in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which set long-overdue limits on the emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants (March 16, 2012)

• Health group Supreme Court amicus brief in support of the Medicaid expansion provisions in the Affordable Care Act (February 16, 2012)
• Public health groups Supreme Court amicus brief in support of the prevention provisions in the Affordable Care Act (January 27, 2012)
• Public health groups amicus curiae submission to the World Trade Organization in the matter of United States – Measures Affecting the Production and Sale of Clove Cigarettes (January 24, 2012)