Making the Public's Health a National Priority

Washington, D.C. | November 2-5, 2025

Research has shown that public health efforts to prevent disease are more cost effective - and humane - than treating chronic health conditions, so now is the time to invest in our nation’s health. Health is a human right; let’s make it a national priority.

Watch highlights from APHA 2020

Incoming APHA President José Ramón Fernández-Peña shares why racial equity is an important issue for him.	APHA Past President Michael Bird gives insight into the impact COVID-19 and violence have had on tribal communities.
APHA Daily Highlights — Wednesday	Harvard's Nancy Krieger on the impact COVID-19 is having on communities of color.
Reggie Moore of the City of Milwaukee Health Department's Office of Violence Prevention talks about community violence and public health.	CAPT Paul Reed, deputy assistant secretary for health at HHS, discusses the Healthy People 2030 framework and how to advance it.
APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin on the challenges of meeting virtually and how APHA is addressing COVID-19 and racism.	Aqeela Sherrils of the Reverence Project shares his goal of putting the public pack into public safety.
APHA President Lisa Carlson on the social determinants of health, the importance of mental health and more.	Robert Ross of the California Endowment discusses how race and racism play into the social determinants of health.
APHA TV Daily Highlights — Tuesday	APHA TV Daily Highlights — Monday
APHA TV Daily Highlights — Sunday	APHA TV Daily Highlights — Saturday