2026 AJPH Annual State of the Public Health Union

Making Public Health Work for Everyone: Conversations with Former Federal Public Health Leaders in Republican and Democratic Administrations

Join us for the American Journal of Public Health Annual “State of the Public Health Union” webinar, which coincides with the Journal’s 115th Anniversary Celebration. We will discuss building bridges, re-imaging public health, promoting public trust, ensuring equity, and saving lives for everyone. Distinguished panelists will include former federal public health leaders who served under Republican and Democratic administrations.

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Cost

• Free for APHA members
• $10 for non-members 

This event will be livestreamed on YouTube and you will receive a link in the confirmation email.

Speakers

Tom Frieden, Resolve to Save Lives
Former CDC Director (2009-2017); President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives; Author of The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives--Including Your Own

Jerome Adams, Purdue University
Former U.S. Surgeon General (2017-2021); Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue University

Robert Redfield
Former CDC Director (2018- 2021), National Advisor at Manatt Health and Advisor for the Governors Public Health Alliance

Mandy Cohen
Former CDC Director (2023- 2025), National Advisor at Manatt Health and Advisor for the Governors Public Health Alliance