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      2024 Annual Meeting


      Closing Session: The Importance of Building Better Partnerships
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

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      November 01, 2024

      Public health leaders emphasized the need for stronger collaboration, particularly between health care and public health.
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      2024 Annual Meeting


      Around the Annual Meeting on Wednesday
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

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      November 01, 2024

      Photos from Wednesday’s activities.
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      2024 Annual Meeting


      Around the Annual Meeting on Tuesday
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

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      October 30, 2024

      Photos from Tuesday’s activities.
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      2024 Annual Meeting


      APHA Public Health Awards Ceremony & Luncheon
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

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      October 30, 2024

      APHA handed out awards Monday to those who exemplify professionalism and dedication to the field of public health.
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      2024 Annual Meeting


      Pharmacy ‘deserts’ in Minnesota grow as community pharmacies go out of business
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

      on

      October 29, 2024

      In the Twin Cities, about 34% of people live in a pharmacy desert, and almost 29% are at risk of living in one.
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      2024 Annual Meeting


      Around the Annual Meeting on Monday
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

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      October 29, 2024

      Photos from Monday’s activities.
      Jan Catindig

      2024 Annual Meeting


      Posters: Breastfeeding challenges, day laborers and nurse protections
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

      on

      October 28, 2024

      Topics at the poster session on Sunday were as diverse as public health itself. Here is just a small sample.
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      2024 Annual Meeting


      Around the Annual Meeting on Saturday
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

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      October 27, 2024

      Photos from Saturday's activities.
      Ella Greene Moton

      2023 Annual Meeting


      Closing Session: Calling for ways to modernize the U.S. public health system
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

      on

      November 16, 2023

      New APHA president takes office and CDC director shares goals, before a panel outlines a vision for a transformed public health system.
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      2023 Annual Meeting


      Around the Annual Meeting on Wednesday
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

      on

      November 16, 2023

      Photos from Wednesday’s activities.
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      2023 Annual Meeting


      College students face huge challenges, including food insecurity and suicide risk
      by

      Melanie Padgett Powers

      on

      November 16, 2023

      Nearly 40% of U.S. college students lack consistent access to food, known as “food insecurity.” And almost one-third of undergraduates were at risk for suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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