Black maternal health: Helping all to thrive
It's Black Maternal Health Week. Joia Crear-Perry with National Birth Equity Collaborative recently discussed the challenges of black maternal health with APHA.
Yes, EPA: Regulating mercury pollution is “appropriate and necessary”
APHA's Georges Benjamin and Union of Concerned Scientists' Kathleen Rest call out the toxic sleight of hand in the agency’s latest proposal.
NPHW guest blog: Global health — We’re all in this together
Global health is this weekend's theme for National Public Health Week. Our guest post is by Loyce Pace, president and executive director of the Global Health Council.
NPHW guest blog: Action and leadership on climate change and health
APHA's Surili Patel discusses the important work being done to address the threat of climate change as part of today's National Public Health Week observance.
NPHW guest blog: Preventing violence podcast
Today's National Public Health Week guest post is by David Richards, project coordinator with the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge. Richards spotlights a new podcast with APHA's Mighty Fine on violence prevention, today's NPHW theme.
APHA kicks off National Public Health Week 2019
APHA and hundreds of partners across the country kick off National Public Health Week, April 1-7, to celebrate and advocate for public health.
Climate-Ready: CDC grantees talk community climate solutions
APHA's Surili Sutaria Patel reports on the recent CDC National Center for Environmental Health gathering of Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative grantees.
E. coli in produce shows need for better tracking, prevention
For several months last year, a dangerous bacteria and a popular leafy green were involved in a deadly dance. Two major outbreaks of food poisoning involving E. coli and romaine lettuce kept U.S. public health officials busy. Read more in this story from The Nation's Health.
Watch: Youth activists call for action on gun violence
At last year’s APHA Annual Meeting, student organizers shared personal stories of gun violence and called on public health workers to support commonsense gun safety reforms.
Mar. 7 news: Vaccine op-ed, Title X lawsuits, Gottlieb resigns, mumps detainees, WHO reform
Check out today’s public health news for Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Mar. 6 news: HIV treatment, mumps in Texas, staph, benefits of vaccines, sodium recommendations
Check out today’s public health news for Wednesday, March 6, 2019.
Energy policy and public health: Q&A with Denise Patel
A policy statement recently adopted by APHA calls for addressing U.S. energy policy to protect public health. We asked APHA member Denise Patel to tell us more about the policy statement and why action is urgently needed.
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