Black Caucus of Health Workers

The Black Caucus of Health Workers (Est. 1968) provides an entry point for Black and African-American public health workers, both professional and paraprofessional, to APHA. The Caucus provides programs that explore the special nature of public health problems facing people of color in the United States, including poverty, discrimination, and lack of medical and health care access; equal opportunity for work force entry and advancement; and related issues.

President & Caucus Collaborative Representative: Ericka Horne, MPH, CHES, CCHW

Vice-President: Adella Bass-Lawson

Program Chair: George Smith Jr., PhD

Secretary: Dwight D. Williams, MA

For leadership contact information, log in to APHA LEAD using your member credentials.

Follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn: @aphabchw