2024 ANNUAL MEETING

Susan Harris, founder of the New York State Public Health Association's Climate Committee, speaks at an APHA awards ceremony

2024 Annual Meeting


APHA awards ceremony recognizes exceptional work on climate and health
by

Mary Stortstrom

on

December 19, 2024

APHA Affiliates and individual members receive awards for innovative climate solutions
Bechara Choucair sits on a white chair and talks with his hands while looking at someone off camera.

2024 Annual Meeting


Closing Session: The Importance of Building Better Partnerships
by

Melanie Padgett Powers

on

November 01, 2024

Public health leaders emphasized the need for stronger collaboration, particularly between health care and public health.
Two Black women stand close together on a stage and smile for the camera.

2024 Annual Meeting


Around the Annual Meeting on Wednesday
by

Melanie Padgett Powers

on

November 01, 2024

Photos from Wednesday’s activities.
Man sits aginst a set of gray lockers, with his elbows resting on his knees and hands clasped together and head resting on hands, with his face hidden.

2024 Annual Meeting


Drug paraphernalia laws should be repealed to improve harm reduction
by

Sophia Meador

on

October 31, 2024

Laws that prohibit bongs and rolling papers also forbid items that can help people who use drugs.
An indigenous woman holds a toddler girl in her arms outdoors with green grass and trees surrounding them. Both are laughing

2024 Annual Meeting


Planetary health approach gaining foothold in public health
by

Mark Barna

on

October 31, 2024

Indigenous people are taking part in the work in U.S. and beyond.
A group of cannabis flowers in a clear container.

2024 Annual Meeting


Cannabis use grows among sexual minority populations
by

Sophia Meador

on

October 31, 2024

More people are using marijuana regardless of their state’s legalization status.
Karyn Bishof sit on a stage and wears a black face mask while talking to the audience and making a hand gesture.

2024 Annual Meeting


America is not ready for the next pandemic
by

Mark Barna

on

October 31, 2024

Long COVID attention recedes despite tens of millions of active cases.
A white baby lays on a table while a woman holds its hands and a person in scrubs and wearing blue latex gloves gives a shot in the baby's thigh.

2024 Annual Meeting


GIS mapping can be used to track social determinants of health, child well-being
by

Mary Stortstrom

on

October 31, 2024

“Child care and public health have similar goals, like child development, nutrition and preventive measures like vaccinations. We need to work together toward these goals.”
A person dressed up as the singer Prince dances.

2024 Annual Meeting


Around the Annual Meeting on Tuesday
by

Melanie Padgett Powers

on

October 30, 2024

Photos from Tuesday’s activities.
Past APHA President Chris Chanyasulkit wears a black T-shirt that says "Vote Health" while standing at a lectern and holding a microphone and talking to the crowd.

2024 Annual Meeting


Project 2025 would compound existing public health challenges
by

Mary Stortstrom

on

October 30, 2024

An APHA town hall outlined how the conservative blueprint would repeal climate change programs and LGBTQ+ protections.
A key on a key ring with two other keys is in a lock to a front door of a house.

2024 Annual Meeting


People lacking secure housing risk further mental, behavioral challenges
by

Mark Barna

on

October 30, 2024

A tiny home project in North Carolina offers low-income people a housing option.
Ruqaiijah Yearby

2024 Annual Meeting


Legal experts fight for public health authority in U.S. courts
by

Mark Barna

on

October 30, 2024

Lower courts invoke Supreme Court precedent to defeat public health regulations.