Civil Servant Declarations

Calling For Change

Civil servants are speaking out against harmful policies that threaten public health. Support public health by donating to APHA today.

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The Bethesda Declaration

A call for NIH and HHS leadership to deliver on promises of academic freedom and scientific excellence 

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EPA Declaration of Dissent

Read their Declaration addressing Administrator Lee Zeldin and inviting him to “change course by re-committing to his oath to protect the health of the American people and our environment.”

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Voyager Declaration

On Monday, July 21st, 2025, on the 56th anniversary of the moon landing, NASA employees exercised their expression of Formal Dissent by authoring, signing, and submitting the Voyager Declaration

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Defend the Mission of the NSF

Members of American Federation of Government Employees Local 3403 who work at the NSF express concern over politically motivated and legally questionable actions that threaten the integrity of the NSF and undermine the civil service protections guaranteed under federal law

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outside the agency in Atlanta.

CDC Response Letter to 2025 Headquarter Attack

Public servants and allies are standing together to demand work environments free from violence, accountability for leaders and policymakers who put everyday Americans in danger, and public health leaders who tell the American people the truth

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HHS Call to Stop ICE and Protect Health

Public servants and allies are standing together to demand work environments free from violence, accountability for leaders and policymakers who put everyday Americans in danger, and public health leaders who tell the American people the truth

A man and woman stand next to each other at a rally outside. She holds a "Public health is essential" sign and his sign says "health is a human right."

HHS Staff Call for RFK Jr. to Resign

Over 1,000 current and former HHS staff released the following letter formally calling for the resignation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. from his position as Secretary of Health and Human Services