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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: , Environmental and public health groups sued to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of critical standards for power plant carbon pollution. NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), American Lung Association, American Public Health Association, Clean Air Council, and Clean Wisconsin (represented by Clean Air Task Force), and the Environmental Defense Fund filed the action at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Federal cuts to food assistance programs are inflicting real hardships for American families. Millions are losing access to SNAP and WIC as grocery prices continue to climb. Today, the Campaign for the Public's Health, an American Public Health Association initiative, released a new report in partnership with Protect Our Care.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: At a time when the priority of improving the health of all communities faces federal funding cuts, elimination of key HHS positions and the politicization of evidence-based strategies, public health professionals and advocates need reliable information. APHA Press is pleased to announce the release of a new edition of the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. CCDM has guided public health for more than 100 years.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: , The American Public Health Association, Grantmakers in Health, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health’s Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health and National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, Liberty Health Alliance and 161 public health and health policy deans, chairs and scholars have filed an amicus curiae brief supporting a challenge to a federal Medicaid rule they argue unlawfully narrows protections for people with...

News Release - APHA September 9, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Every year, the American Public Health Association honors excellence in public health leadership and innovation, from state and local health officials to those speaking up for public health from the halls of Congress. This year’s awards will be presented Monday, Nov. 2ndat 12:30 pm CT during APHA’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Expo, which officially kicks off Nov. 1.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Equity impact assessments, transparency, and sustained investment for artificial intelligence in public health are required to protect underserved communities Artificial intelligence (AI) holds profound potential to reshape public health. Although its application accelerates threat detection and targeted interventions, the rapid deployment has outpaced the regulatory, validation, and equity safeguards standard to traditional health interventions.

The American Public Health Association is more than a professional association. We're a community. Our members work in every discipline of public health, in every U.S. state and in countries across the globe. And we're all united by a common goal: To promote optimal, equitable health and well-being for all. Join APHA. Together, we really can make a difference.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Public Health Policies Must Be Inclusive and Practical for All The American Public Health Association mourns the passing of country music icon, advocate and public health champion, Dolly Parton. The world has lost a leader in caring for our neighbors. With a heart full of compassion, she led the way, showing the world the importance of advocating for those who are often ignored and cast aside and seeing the humanity of all.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Recently reported deaths of Americans in the midst of a troubling outbreak of measles across the nation should serve as a stark reminder of the costly impacts of vaccine disinformation and the ways it hinders the U.S. response to slow the spread of the infectious disease. With more cases piling up in almost all states, vaccination remains the best defense to keep communities healthy and our kids in schools and out of hospitals.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CDC’s CCR Initiative Success Makes the Case for More Investment Community health workers promote community health and address inequities, guiding the nation toward a healthier future. Findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Community Health Workers (CHWs) for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) Initiative have been released in a new American Journal of Public Health supplement.