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150 years of service.
We are the only organization that combines a 150-year perspective, a broad-based member community and the ability to influence federal policy to improve the public's health.
Championing optimal, equitable health and well-being for all.
Speaking out for public health issues and policies for over 150 years.
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Secretary Kennedy and his policies are a danger to the public’s health
The recent massive reductions in staff at key health agencies including the CDC, FDA and HRSA, among others, along with acknowledgement since that many of these people shouldn’t have been fired, is the latest example of poor and thoughtless management that will undermine the work of our nation’s top public health agencies.
APHA, Public Service Unions, Small Business, Veterans and Conservation Organizations and Rule of Law Advocates Vow to Continue Fight
In response to today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court granting the government’s request for a stay of the preliminary injunction against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) blocking the firings of thousands of federal workers, the coalition of plaintiffs and co-counsel in the case released the following statement...
Researchers Challenge NIH's Politically Driven Grant Cancellations
APHA and other organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the abrupt cancellation of research grants by the NIH, the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
America needs a robust federal health workforce rather than a depleted one
Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD on proposed HHS layoffs
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