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Two children balancing while walking along a fallen log in a forest.

2022 Annual Meeting

Encouraging the next generation of climate leaders

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Mary Stortstrom

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November 08, 2022

Teaching about climate and health risks doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom, especially when climate change is taught in a straightforward way that appeals to youth.

Two women with masks on look down at their phones during the APHA 2022 Tweetup.

2022 Annual Meeting

APHA 2022 Sunset Tweetup

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 08, 2022

APHA 2022 attendees gathered on-site Monday for the APHA and the de Beaumont Foundation’s 5th Annual Sunset Tweetup.

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2022 Annual Meeting

‘Photovoice’ projects promote youth advocacy

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Kayla Yup

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November 08, 2022

Photovoice programs are empowering youth to engage in public health advocacy by framing their communities as compositions to capture and enhance.

2022 Annual Meeting

Around the Annual Meeting on Monday

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 07, 2022

Photos from Monday’s activities.

A father plays with his young daughter on playground equipment.

2022 Annual Meeting

Healthy People 2030: Empowering states, communities to improve health

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Mark Barna

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November 07, 2022

States, local governments use objectives as benchmark to assess community needs.

People in Ukraine flee after Russian invasion in 2022

2022 Annual Meeting

Health care workers, hospitals targeted during war in Ukraine

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 07, 2022

APHA members should speak up and call for accountability for violence against health care workers in Ukraine, according to a session presenter.

2022 Annual Meeting

Monday General Session: Historians look back at 150 years of U.S. public health

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Mark Barna

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November 07, 2022

Today’s politicization of public health harms community and health equity, panelists said.

Two audience members take notes during a climate change session at the 2022 APHA Annual Meeting.

2022 Annual Meeting

We need to unite diverse partners to create equitable climate solutions

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Mary Stortstrom

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November 07, 2022

It will take multiple actors from across multiple sectors working together to mitigate climate risks — and do so equitably, speakers said.

2022 Annual Meeting

Smoking cessation outreach to LGBTQ population needed

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Mary Stortstrom

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November 07, 2022

LGBTQ individuals face higher levels of stress than the general population, which may be why their smoking rates are higher.

A young woman wearing a mask and a party hat holds up a caricature drawn of her in one hand and a small hoop in front of her face with the other.

2022 Annual Meeting

Celebrating 150 years of APHA

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 07, 2022

The 150th anniversary party Sunday night featured music, dancing, desserts, live entertainment and more!

2022 Annual Meeting

Around the Annual Meeting on Sunday

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Melanie Padgett Powers

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November 06, 2022

Photos from Sunday's activities.

2022 Annual Meeting

Poster roundup: presenting the latest public health research

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Kayla Yup

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November 06, 2022

From investigating pharmaceutical sales tactics to combating asthma, presenters unveiled their innovative public health work at Sunday’s Poster Session.