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Policy Statement Database

Policy Statements beginning in 1948 to the present are available in our Policy Statement Database. You can search the database by year, policy number or keyword.

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Policy Statement

Community Water Fluoridation in the United States
  • Date:OCT 28 2008
  • Policy Statement Number:20087

Keywords: Dental Health, Community Health Programs

Policy Statement

Calling on the US Congress to Restructure the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
  • Date:NOV 06 2007
  • Policy Statement Number:20077

Keywords: Green Chemistry, Chemical Safety, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Substances, Health Disparities, Environmental Health, Occupational Health And Safety

Policy Statement

Opposition to US Attack on Iran
  • Date:NOV 06 2007
  • Policy Statement Number:200718

Keywords: Nuclear Weapons, War

Policy Statement

Toward a Healthy Sustainable Food System
  • Date:NOV 06 2007
  • Policy Statement Number:200712

Keywords: Climate Change, Food Security, Obesity, Occupational Health And Safety, Food

Policy Statement

Opposition to the Continuation of the War in Iraq
  • Date:NOV 08 2006
  • Policy Statement Number:200617

Keywords: Appropriations, Armed Forces, Ethics, Federal Appropriations, Human Rights, International Health, Mental Health, Military, Warfare

Policy Statement

Addressing Potential Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Risks of Nanotechnology
  • Date:NOV 08 2006
  • Policy Statement Number:20065

Keywords: Employment, Occupational Health And Safety

Policy Statement

Response to Disasters: Protection of Rescue and Recovery Workers, Volunteers, and Residents Responding to Disasters
  • Date:NOV 08 2006
  • Policy Statement Number:20069

Keywords: Disasters, Appropriations, Federal Health Services, Health Manpower, Health Personnel, Health Planning and Administration, Health Services, Occupational Health And Safety, Medical, Occupational Health And Safety Care

Policy Statement

Conduct Research to Build an Evidence-Base of Effective Community Health Assessment Practice
  • Date:NOV 08 2006
  • Policy Statement Number:20066

Keywords: Community Health Programs, Future of Public Health, Health Planning and Administration, Health Services

Policy Statement

Addressing the Needs of Immigrants in Response to Natural and Human-Made Disasters in the United States
  • Date:NOV 08 2006
  • Policy Statement Number:20061

Keywords: Disasters, Emergency Medical Services, Federal Health Services, Health, Federal Appropriations

Policy Statement

Reducing Occupational Exposure to Benzene in Workers and Their Offspring
  • Date:DEC 14 2005
  • Policy Statement Number:20056

Keywords: Chemicals, Compensation, Occupational Health And Safety

Policy Statement

Strengthening the Public Health Work Force to Address Current and Future Challenges
  • Date:DEC 14 2005
  • Policy Statement Number:200512

Keywords: Censorship

Policy Statement

Protecting Children from Overexposure to Lead in Candy and Protecting Children by Lowering the Blood “Level Of Concern” Standard
  • Date:DEC 14 2005
  • Policy Statement Number:20057

Keywords: Child Health And Development, Immigrants, Lead Poisioning

Policy Statement

Creating Policies on Land Use and Transportation Systems that Promote Public Health
  • Date:NOV 09 2004
  • Policy Statement Number:20044

Keywords: Environment, Urban Health

Policy Statement

Affirming The Necessity of a Secure, Sustainable and Health Protective Energy Policy
  • Date:NOV 09 2004
  • Policy Statement Number:20046

Keywords: Energy

Policy Statement

Reducing Health Disparities in People with Disabilities through Improved Environmental Programmatic and Service Access
  • Date:NOV 09 2004
  • Policy Statement Number:20042

Keywords: Disabled Persons, Environment, Health Care, Quality

Policy Statement

Support for Community Based Participatory Research in Public Health
  • Date:NOV 09 2004
  • Policy Statement Number:200412

Keywords: Community Health Programs, Research

Policy Statement

Promoting Public Health and Education Goals through Coordinated School Health Programs
  • Date:NOV 09 2004
  • Policy Statement Number:20049

Keywords: Physical Fitness, Prevention, School Health Education and Services

Policy Statement

Supporting a Nationwide Environmental Health Tracking Network to Identify Links Between the Environment and Human Health
  • Date:NOV 18 2003
  • Policy Statement Number:20038

Keywords: Air Quality, Chronic Illness, Environment

Archived APHA policy statement

Policy Statement

Ensuring the Scientific Credibility of Government Public Health Advisory Committees
  • Date:NOV 18 2003
  • Policy Statement Number:20036

Keywords: Environment, Research, White House

Archived APHA Policy Statement

Policy Statement

Precautionary Moratorium on New Concentrated Animal Feed Operations
  • Date:NOV 18 2003
  • Policy Statement Number:20037

Keywords: Child Health And Development

Policy Statement

Protecting the Health and Safety of Workers Who Respond to Disasters
  • Date:NOV 13 2002
  • Policy Statement Number:20027

Keywords: Civil Rights, Disasters, Health Manpower, Health Personnel, Human Rights, OSHA

Archived APHA policy statement

Policy Statement

The Role of Genomics in Public Health
  • Date:NOV 13 2002
  • Policy Statement Number:20021

Keywords: Genetics

Archived APHA policy statement

Policy Statement

Preserving Right To Know Information and Encouraging Hazard Reduction to Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Toxic Substances
  • Date:NOV 13 2002
  • Policy Statement Number:20025

Keywords: Cancer, Chemicals, Confidentiality and Privacy, Environment, Health Records, Patient Rights, Occupational Health And Safety, Acid Rain, Air Quality, Freedom of Information, Right to Know

Archived APHA policy statement

Policy Statement

Recognizing The Role Of Veterinarians In The Public Health Workforce
  • Date:JAN 01 2001
  • Policy Statement Number:200116

Keywords: Veterinary Public Health

archived APHA policy statement

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