The American Public Health Association mourns the passing of country music icon, advocate and public health champion, Dolly Parton. 

Recently reported deaths of Americans in the midst of a troubling outbreak of measles across the nation should serve as a stark reminder of the costly impacts of vaccine disinformation and the ways it hinders the U.S. response to slow the spread of the infectious disease.

Erica Schwartz possesses the medical background and public health knowledge to effectively lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Coalition says proposed rule exceeds federal authority, creates unnecessary administrative barriers and threatens access to care for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions

It is time to include disabled people in our conversations and practices as agents of their own health and leaders in public health.

Americans are more likely today than they were a decade ago to connect climate change to human health. But a growing share incorrectly believe that cleaner energy sources are harmful to health and political differences are common.

Climate change is reshaping where mosquitoes and ticks can live and thrive. Unfortunately, many states and communities are ill-equipped for a changing landscape of vector-borne diseases.

Extreme heat is impacting health around the world, but there are ways to minimize harms, says Shweta Arya, senior project manager for smart surfaces at APHA’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity.