APHA announces speakers for 2013 Annual Meeting
From an internationally acclaimed epidemiologist to a national leader on neighborhood issues, APHA’s just-announced lineup of Annual Meeting speakers will drive home its 2013 theme: “Think Global, Act Local: Best Practices Around the World.”
Life is ruff. Better be prepared.
While dogs are busy fulfilling the role of man’s best friend, perhaps they can also help us humans prepare for an emergency.
Q&A with Paul Walker on public health and peace
Read our exclusive interview with Paul Walker, PhD, winner of the 2012 Sidel-Levy Award for Peace, as he shares his thoughts on about the intersection of public health and peace. Photo courtesy EZ Event Photography
Put down that salt shaker
In case you missed it, catch up on full coverage of APHA's 140th Annual Meeting on our blog.
Pre-teen reading ability predicts early pregnancy rates, shows study
Reading ability in young girls can have significant risk factor for teen pregnancy, according to new research released today at the American Public Health Association’s 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Study: Young smartphone users more sexually active
Young people with smartphones are 1.5 times more likely to be sexually active than those without them, according to new research released today at the American Public Health Association’s 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Q&A with Steven Whitman on social justice
Steven Whitman, PhD, director of the Sinai Urban Health Institute in Chicago, is the winner of the 2012 Helen Rodriguez-Trìas Social Justice Award. In this conversation, he explains ways the public health community can work toward improved social justice.
Q&A with author Gail Sheehy
The baby boomer generation is aging, and many men and women in that age group find themselves simultaneously taking care of their parents and their own children. Those responsibilities can have an effect on both the physical and mental health of caregivers, and by extension, all of society.
Q&A with Annual Meeting keynote speaker Reed Tuckson
A prominent leader in public health and lifelong advocate of reducing health disparities, Reed Tuckson will be a keynote speaker at the opening session of APHA's 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, on Oct. 28. Read the full interview in the September 2012 issue of The Nation's Health.
APHA ready for Annual Meeting in San Francisco
APHA is preparing to host its 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place this year in San Francisco Oct. 27-31. The meeting, with the theme “Prevention and Wellness across the Life Span,” will explore the environmental, social and behavioral issues that impact health across all ages.
Speakers announced for APHA Annual Meeting opening session
What do Tom Frieden, Reed Tuckson and Gail Sheehy have in common? Besides a particular interest in public health, they’ll all share the stage at the opening session of the 2012 APHA Annual Meeting in San Francisco in October.
