Protecting health by eliminating hazards: New APHA policy statements take...
by Elizabeth Grossman At this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting that took place in Denver November 7-11, the APHA’s Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety...
View ArticleSenator Sanders on the New Healthcare Law
United States Senator Bernard Sanders, Independent of Vermont, received this year’s Paul Wellstone Award at the Activist Dinner on 7 November in Denver, during the annual meeting of the American Public...
View ArticleOccupational health and safety leaders recognized by American Public Health...
The winners of this year’s American Public Health Association’s (APHA) recognition awards for achievement in occupational health and safety illustrate the diversity of talent among those committed to...
View ArticleAPHA meets in DC: Not where we used to be, but not where we need to be
The American Public Health Association is having its annual meeting in DC this week, and the theme is “Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies.” The APHA YouTube channel features several...
View ArticleCongratulations to Occupational Health & Safety Honorees!
One of my favorite parts of the American Public Health Association annual meeting is the Occupational Health & Safety Section’s awards lunch. It’s always inspiring to hear about and from the award...
View ArticleAre you successful? Depends on the metric
Something that’s come up in a couple of the different sessions I’ve attended at the American Public Health Association annual meeting is the problem of inadequate definitions of success. It’s important...
View ArticleChinese factory-fire victim turned activist to be honored by world’s largest...
The New York Times headline read “Fire Ravages a Doll Factory In Southern China, Killing 81.” It was November 1993, the city was Shenzhen and the location was the Zhili toy factory. Ms. Yuying Chen,...
View ArticleAPHA Annual Meeting focuses on prevention and wellness
The American Public Health Association’s annual meeting is taking place this week in San Francisco, with the theme of “Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span.” If you’re not there (or if you’re...
View ArticlePublic health association adopts new policies opposing military recruiting in...
At last week’s American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting its Governing Council adopted about a dozen new policies to guide the Association’s advocacy activities. Over APHA’s 140 year...
View ArticleAPHA approves policy statements on paid leave and workplace injury prevention
At the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting in Boston this week, the organization officially approved 17 policy statements, including one calling for the US to improve access to paid...
View ArticleStudy: Public health spending saves lives and money, especially in low-income...
Larger investments in public health equal better health, fewer deaths and reduced medical spending — and the effect is especially pronounced in the communities that need it most, according to new...
View ArticleAmid minimum-wage votes and Walmart strikes, APHA OHS section honors...
At the 141st meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) held last week in Boston, the organization’s Occupational Health & Safety section honored the achievements of some...
View ArticleLocal New Jersey officials integrate worker safety into restaurant...
Food safety is at the top of the list for local restaurant inspectors in Rockaway Township, New Jersey. Recently, however, inspectors tested out the feasibility of adding a new safety checkpoint to the...
View ArticlePublic health researchers and activists gather for 143rd annual meeting:...
Kim Krisberg and I are with our public health colleagues this week at the 143rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Thousands of researchers, practitioners, and advocates...
View ArticlePublic health researchers, activists gather for 143rd annual meeting:...
Kim Krisberg and I are with our public health colleagues this week at the 143rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Thousands of researchers, practitioners, and advocates...
View ArticlePublic health researchers, activists gather for 143rd annual meeting:...
Kim Krisberg and I are with our public health colleagues this week at the 143rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA). More than 12,000 researchers, practitioners, and...
View ArticleNews from the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in...
Celeste Monforton and I are currently in Denver at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2016 Annual Meeting and Exposition — the year’s largest gathering of public health professionals. The...
View ArticleMore news from APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo in Denver
Kim Krisberg and I are currently in Denver at APHA’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Exposition — the year’s largest gathering of public health professionals. In yesterday’s blog post, Kim recapped just a few...
View ArticleAPHA adopts policies on minimum wage, fluorinated chemicals at annual meeting
The American Public Health Association (APHA) adopted 11 new policy statements which will guide its work in the coming years. They include: Raising the minimum wage: The policy calls on states to...
View ArticleHighlights from final day at APHA’s Annual Meeting
Kim Krisberg and I were in Denver this week at APHA’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Exposition — the year’s largest gathering of public health professionals. In our blog posts from earlier this week (here,...
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