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Our headquarters, located in Washington, D.C., provides ready access to the country's major policymakers for our advocacy and public policy efforts. We are the only organization that combines a 150-year perspective, a broad-based member community and the ability to influence federal policy to improve the public's health. Organizational membership with APHA is an easy, affordable way for public health professionals to get involved with amazing APHA benefits. More than 25,000+ public health professionals are engaging with the amazing benefits APHA membership provides! With our broad-based member community and 150-year perspective, we influence federal policy to improve the public’s health.
We continue to seek solutions to public health issues and concerns as they arise. Along with these efforts, we have also campaigned for developing well-organized health departments at both the federal and local levels. The American Public Health Association was founded in 1872 at a time when scientific advances were helping to reveal the causes of communicable diseases. View a full timeline of APHA's history (PDF), previously displayed as a 150th anniversary installation at APHA's 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo.
Donate today and join the public health community as we continue this suit and related efforts to defend the science that keeps our children safe. Make sure you vote for candidates who support public health issues, and encourage others to do the same. Barclays Casino The Trump Administration is making deep cuts to staffing and funding for the existing health system, and at the same time, the Make America Healthy Again movement is on the rise. Hundreds of people gathered on the National Mall on Wednesday, calling for urgent action to protect public health as funding cuts, job losses and the ongoing government shutdown continue to strain the nation’s healthcare system. Nearly 1,000 people celebrated public health at APHA’s Rally for the Public’s Health on the National Mall in D.C. Watch our video primer on the benefits of attending APHA's annual meeting.
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APHA works to improve access to care, bring about health equity and support public health infrastructure. This spring, I took my 18-year-old son on a Himalayan trek of a lifetime to Everest Base Camp. As the largest public health gathering of the year, APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo convenes approximately 11,000 public health professionals and partners from around the world. Millions are losing access to SNAP and WIC as grocery prices continue to climb. See what APHA has to say about key public health policy issues.