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2023 Annual Meeting

Around the Annual Meeting on Tuesday

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 15, 2023

Photos from Tuesday’s activities.

A protest sign that says #Black Lives Matter.

2023 Annual Meeting

Community roles in passing racism declarations mostly ignored by media

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Mark Barna

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November 14, 2023

As of November 2023, 264 “racism is a public health crisis” declarations have been made in U.S. communities.

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2023 Annual Meeting

Building trust in science communications can combat disinformation

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Mary Stortstrom

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November 14, 2023

Trust of science was significantly damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. “If the public doesn’t trust us (as science communicators), how can we reach them?”

2023 Annual Meeting

Public health must partner with the medical, education and legal systems to dismantle structural racism

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 14, 2023

A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision was a blow to affirmative action, but there are other ways higher education can cultivate a diverse student body.

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2023 Annual Meeting

Around the Annual Meeting on Monday

by

Melanie Padgett Powers

on

November 14, 2023

Photos from Monday’s activities.

A silhouetted person in the dark takes a photo of a shark swimming by in a giant aquarium tank.

2023 Annual Meeting

APHA Night at the Georgia Aquarium

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 14, 2023

Photos from Monday night’s event at the Georgia Aquarium.

2023 Annual Meeting

Fellows of APHA-Kaiser Permanente program share community health projects

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Mark Barna

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November 13, 2023

Fellows support and lead projects to improve health of vulnerable communities.

2023 Annual Meeting

How public health professionals are bringing environmental justice to communities

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Mark Barna

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November 13, 2023

Low-income, marginalized communities are disproportionately exposed to health-harming toxins.

Three members of the Creekside High School Band Drumline in full band uniform

2023 Annual Meeting

Around the Annual Meeting on Sunday

by

Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 13, 2023

Photos from Sunday’s activities.

2023 Annual Meeting

Examining ways to increase inclusivity, diversity in medical research

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Mary Stortstrom

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November 13, 2023

Public health professionals share innovative ways to counter a lack of inclusion and diversity in research.

2023 Annual Meeting

Better health policymaking needed to improve U.S. life expectancy

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Mark Barna

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November 13, 2023

Racism is a major factor in U.S. health disparities.

2023 Annual Meeting

Posters: vaccine hesitancy, harms to children, and mental health among Georgia farmers

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 12, 2023

Poster sessions on Sunday covered a variety of topics and public health challenges. Here is just a sample.