Full coverage of APHA’s 136th Annual Meeting, held Oct. 25–29 in San Diego, will be published in next month’s combined December 2008/January 2009 issue of The Nation’s Health.
Recent actions by APHA on vaccine safety, asbestos, needle exchange programs, Medicaid and more.
Today, approximately 46 percent of all deaths in low-income countries are due to communicable diseases, and the entire world is at risk for unexpected communicable diseases, according to the 19th edition of APHA’s renowned "Control of Communicable Diseases Manual."
Public health’s critical role in transforming the nation’s health care system will be the focus of next year’s National Public Health Week observance.
APHA members who live in Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio and Northern California can now join both APHA and its affiliated organizations in those states at a discounted rate, thanks to a new APHA Affiliate membership program.
The adverse economic impacts of racial and ethnic health disparities affect every American, not just those who are the subject of the disparities, according to a new APHA brief.
For students at Centro-NÌa in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16 was no ordinary day. With free popcorn in the auditorium, games in the dance studio and a moon bounce on the roof, Sept. 16 was a day to remember — and a day to learn about preparedness.
APHA members who have an interest in cancer prevention and control will find a new APHA member group of note. In September, APHA’s Executive Board approved the creation of the Cancer Forum.