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Annual Meeting
Bringing trauma-informed care to the dental chair
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 06, 2019
Annual Meeting session highlights ways oral health professionals can support patients.
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In Philly, effort to stop deadly overdoses wins first court battle
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 06, 2019
The fight to open the first safe injection site in the country may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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APHA Annual Meeting Monday General Session: ‘We need moonshots for public health, not just for cancer’
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 05, 2019
What's the value of prevention?
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In Pennsylvania, advocates work to reduce gun-related domestic violence
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 04, 2019
Over the past 10 years, 1,600 Pennsylvanians died due to domestic violence. And at least 49% of those deaths involved firearms.
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APHA’s new racism book a hit at APHA 2019
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 04, 2019
Three new books from APHA Press were featured at a popular Annual Meeting event.
Annual Meeting
APHA 2019 volunteers bring the holiday cheer
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 03, 2019
Attendees do their part to give back to the APHA 2019 host city.
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APHA students get a lesson in local public health, are called to volunteer
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 02, 2019
Philadelphia may become the very first city in the country with a safe injection site.
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Public health workers challenged to partner with pharmacists to improve health
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 02, 2019
As frontline health care professionals, pharmacists can help their communities address pressing public health issues.
Annual Meeting
Programs highlight success of community-driven health education
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 14, 2018
Health education strategies aimed at changing individual behavior are still some of the most effective public health measures.
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Menstrual health receives little attention, lacks good research data
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 14, 2018
Women and girls in the U.S. and around the world are provided very little, if any, education and support about their menstrual cycles.
Annual Meeting
Surveys show dentists support greater dental coverage for older Americans
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 14, 2018
The majority of dentists in the U.S. are willing to provide care to Medicare recipients if dental benefits were added to the Medicare program.
Annual Meeting
'Building people power' is the path to health equity
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Melanie Padgett Powers
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November 14, 2018
People’s power over themselves and their communities became the theme of a Tuesday afternoon Annual Meeting session on “Transforming Local Communities to Achieve Health Equity.”
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Applications are open for our new Student Champions for Climate Justice award. APHA’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity will provide funding for students or…
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Sunset Tweetup a big hit at APHA 2019 http://bit.ly/34zeD2Y
Ahtuangaruak, a member of the Tribal Public and Environmental Health Think Tank, stressed the importance of tradition and culture to the health and well-being o…
Community health advocates are using prescriptions for fresh produce to improve food justice. http://bit.ly/33p9w58
Here's a glimpse of Day 4 at the APHA Annual Meeting http://bit.ly/2WNq9VO
Lancet report on climate and health coming Nov. 13 http://bit.ly/2pDJ6OK
APHA annual meeting attendees and other health advocates marched to a local U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement office to protest http://bit.ly/32hyOAY
Good Morning! It is the final day at the 2019 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo! Let's finish strong!
New research article on Measles featuring our very own Catherine Troisi, PhD, MS!! http://bit.ly/2WVIXm1