2008 Archives

2008 Briefs

• Amicus brief in the case of Stormans Inc. (plaintiff) v. Washington State Department of Health and Judith Billings (defendant) on pharmacists refusal to dispense medications (March 7, 2008)
• Amicus brief in the case of the New York State Restaurant Association (plaintiff) v. New York City Board of health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Thomas R. Frieden (defendant) on nutrition labeling requirements (February 11, 2008)

2008 Comments

• Comments on EPS's proposed rule for Regulating Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act (November 24, 2008)
• Comments by APHA and state affiliates on HHS's proposed provider conscience regulation (September 25, 2008)
• Comments on EPA's proposed rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead (January 16, 2008)

2008 Testimony  

• Testimony of Dr. Benjamin before the House Oversight Committee on Abstinence-Only Programs (April 23, 2008) 
• Testimony of Dr. Benjamin before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on Global Warming and Public Health (April 9, 2008)
• Friends of HRSA testimony to the House on the FY 2009 appropriation for the Health Resources and Services Administration (March 31, 2008)
• CDC Coalition testimony to the House on the FY 2009 appropriation for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (March 13, 2008)
• Friends of Indian Health coalition testimony on the FY 2009 appropriation for the Indian Health Service (March 2008)
• Coalition Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health before the Hearing on Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (February 27, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health before the Hearing on Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (February 27, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates, Health and Government Operations Committee before the Hearing on the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act (February 26, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health before the Hearing on Global Child Survival (February 14, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Addressing Healthcare Workforce Issues for the Future (February 12, 2008)
• APHA Testimony to the Maryland Health and Government Operations on brominated flame retardants (January 30, 2008)