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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

Advancing Environmental Health and Justice: A Call for Assessment and Oversight of Health Care Waste
  • Date:NOV 08 2022
  • Policy Statement Number:20224

Keywords: Health Care Waste

Policy Statement

Gas Stove Emissions Are a Public Health Concern: Exposure to Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk of Illness in Children, Older Adults, and People with Underlying Health Conditions
  • Date:NOV 08 2022
  • Policy Statement Number:20225

Keywords: Gas Stoves, Respiratory Disease, Air Quality, Asthma, Environment, Environmental Health

Policy Statement

Support Decent Work for All as a Public Health Goal in the United States
  • Date:NOV 08 2022
  • Policy Statement Number:20223

Keywords: Occupational Health And Safety, Labor Issues, Compensation

Policy Statement

Reimagining Public Health Leadership for Health Equity: Moving Toward Collective and Community-Centered Applied Practice
  • Date:NOV 08 2022
  • Policy Statement Number:202210

Keywords: Community Health, Health Equity, Health Access, Health Disparities, Racism

Policy Statement

Noise as a Public Health Hazard
  • Date:OCT 26 2021
  • Policy Statement Number:202115

Keywords: Occupational Health And Safety, Environment

Policy Statement

Preparing Public Schools in the United States for the Next Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned from COVID-19
  • Date:OCT 26 2021
  • Policy Statement Number:202118

Keywords: School Health, Adolescent Health, Child Health And Development, coronavirus, Emergency Preparedness

Policy Statement

Ensuring Equity in Transportation and Land Use Decisions to Promote Health and Well-Being in Metropolitan Areas
  • Date:OCT 26 2021
  • Policy Statement Number:202116

Keywords: Transportation, Urban Health, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Racism

Policy Statement

A Public Health Approach to Protecting Workers from Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Related to Occupational Exposure, Injury, and Stress
  • Date:OCT 24 2020
  • Policy Statement Number:202012

Keywords: Opioid Pain Relievers, Addiction, Substance Abuse, Workplace Safety, Occupational Health And Safety

Policy Statement

Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
  • Date:OCT 24 2020
  • Policy Statement Number:20209

Keywords: Nuclear Weapons

Policy Statement

COVID-19 and the Education Sector: Early Lessons from the Pandemic
  • Date:OCT 24 2020
  • Policy Statement Number:LB20-03

Keywords: School Health, School Health Education and Services, Infectious Diseases

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Policy Statement

Regulation, Implementation, and Enforcement of Policies Regarding E-Cigarette Use Across the Life Span
  • Date:OCT 24 2020
  • Policy Statement Number:20205

Keywords: Tobacco, Cigarettes, Addiction, Adolescent Health

Policy Statement

Addressing Environmental Justice to Achieve Health Equity
  • Date:NOV 05 2019
  • Policy Statement Number:20197

Keywords: Health Equity, Environmental Health, Environment

Policy Statement

Precautionary Moratorium on New and Expanding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
  • Date:NOV 05 2019
  • Policy Statement Number:20194

Keywords: Environment, Environmental Health, Agriculture

Policy Statement

Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on Mental Health and Well-Being
  • Date:NOV 05 2019
  • Policy Statement Number:20196

Keywords: Climate Change, Mental Health

Policy Statement

Public Health Support for Long-Term Responses in High-Impact, Postdisaster Settings
  • Date:NOV 05 2019
  • Policy Statement Number:20198

Keywords: Disasters

Policy Statement

Eliminating Exposure to Asbestos
  • Date:NOV 05 2019
  • Policy Statement Number:20193

Keywords: Asbestos

Policy Statement

The Environmental and Occupational Health Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Industry
  • Date:NOV 13 2018
  • Policy Statement Number:20182

Keywords: Environment, Environmental Health, Occupational Health And Safety

Policy Statement

The Public Health Impact of Energy Policy in the United States
  • Date:NOV 13 2018
  • Policy Statement Number:20183

Keywords: Environment, Climate Change

Policy Statement

Promoting Leadership to Scale Up of Oral Rehydration Salts with Zinc Uptake and Reduce Diarrhea Mortality Globally in Children Under 5 Years
  • Date:NOV 13 2018
  • Policy Statement Number:20181

Keywords: Child Survival, Childrens Health, Global Health, Prevention

Policy Statement

Achieving Health Equity in the United States
  • Date:NOV 13 2018
  • Policy Statement Number:20189

Keywords: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health

Policy Statement

Supporting Regulation of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
  • Date:NOV 13 2018
  • Policy Statement Number:20186

Keywords: Tobacco, Addiction, Chronic Disease, Adolescent Health, Child Health And Development

Policy Statement

Protecting Children's Environmental Health: A Comprehensive Framework
  • Date:NOV 07 2017
  • Policy Statement Number:201710

Keywords: Childrens Health, Child Health And Development, Environmental Health

Policy Statement

Establishing Environmental Public Health Systems for Children at Risk or with Environmental Exposures in Schools
  • Date:NOV 07 2017
  • Policy Statement Number:201713

Keywords: Child Health And Development, Childrens Health, Environmental Health, Environment, School Health

Policy Statement

Advancing a 'One Health' Approach to Promote Health at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface
  • Date:NOV 07 2017
  • Policy Statement Number:201712

Keywords: Environmental Health, Environment, Veterinary Public Health, Infectious Diseases

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