It’s almost here: that moment when the turkey is stuffed and roasted, the potatoes are mashed and the cranberry sauce is plated. And then it...
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Don’t get overwhelmed by the holiday hustle and bustle
The holidays: a time for food, family, gift giving…and lots and lots of people! Crowd safety isn’t just for summertime festivals, concerts ...
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Closing General Session: ‘We can make health everyone’s business’
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey’s light bulb moment came during her medical training, when she was doing her rotations at a hospital in Boston. There, s...
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A little birdie told me so: Tweet of the day
On this last day of the APHA 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition , the tweet of the day goes out to a group of public health folks who are n...
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Go out and play!: The role of parks in health
It should be no surprise that attendees at a Wednesday session on the role of parks in healthography didn’t sit still. Audience members got ...
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Cue the media montage
The APHA 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition is bursting with new science — so much science that it’s bound to find its way outside the wall...
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Global lessons in disaster preparedness
“I wish I could have told that story to a larger audience this weekend,” said U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré at a Wednesday...
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Here’s how public health finally won the soda debate
Attempts to enact soda taxes have failed over and over again, in big cities and small communities. And all that losing is precisely why publ...
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When it comes to food, place matters
A photo of the Circle Food Store in the heart of New Orleans shows the place submerged in six feet of water in the days just after Hurrican...
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For the win: APHA honors public health leaders
Congratulations to all of the honorees at last night's annual APHA Public Health Awards Reception & Ceremony. During the event, publ...
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A picture's worth a thousand words
When Aaron Shirley was hospitalized in Mississippi decades ago, his room was in the basement. The only way his kids could visit was to stan...
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Reproductive rights advocates: 'Reclaim that moral high ground'
P. Ellen Parsons was a scientific researcher and a champion for women’s health and public health. It only makes sense, then, that Parsons is...
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Former Surgeon General Antonia Novello: 'You do not invent policy out of fear'
Need a little extra energy on this last day of a jam-packed 142nd APHA Annual Meeting? We've got you covered. Video of Monday night'...
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APHA Storify: Expo!
This morning's Storify post features all the fun and festivity of the Public Health Expo. Today's the last day to check out the hun...
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Wednesday’s Have You Heard
Nursed back to health : Learn about the role that public health nurses can play in building a culture of health at session 5080 , “Public He...
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Support tobacco-free retailers! (And partner with your local pharmacist!)
When William Shrank, chief scientific and medical officer at CVS Health, first started working at CVS, he and his young daughter stopped by ...
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Healthography in the Americas
“There is no doubt that this is a disease of the poor,” explained Jennifer Crowe from the National University at Costa Rica . “This is drast...
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A little birdie told me so: Tweet of the day
Today's tweet of the day is all about self confessions and good decisions. It's also a reminder that public health policy works! A #...
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APHA adopts 16 new policies
Earlier today, APHA's Governing Council officially adopted 16 new policies that will help guide the Association's actions and activi...
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Labor of love
On its 100th anniversary, APHA's Occupational Health and Safety Section members were greeted with a special video message from David Mic...
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Can we patch the umbrella?: The fight for Medicaid expansion
Advocates like Heidi Sinclair of Doctors for America are working hard to encourage Medicaid expansion in all states because when it comes t...
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Most musical meeting ever!
Attendees at a Tuesday morning session celebrating the 20th anniversary of APHA's Spirit of 1848 Caucus were surprised with a joyous jaz...
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Mentor programs groom young adults to become public health leaders
Many teens are used to being taught by someone else, whether it be a schoolteacher or a parent. But when it comes to developing the next gen...
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Public health giants among us
Who was more wowed during yesterday’s general session, “The Doctors Are In” — the surgeons general or the audience? “I’m like a little kid i...
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Experienced the Expo yet?
Empty out that APHA Annual Meeting tote bag, stop by the Public Health Expo and fill up on tons of free public health swag! The Expo, which ...
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Community health workers reaching world's most vulnerable
“I am always surprised by what community health workers can do,” said Jennifer Weiss, a health advisor at Concern Worldwide, “They can do a ...
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APHA Storify: Public health rock stars (also known as the surgeons general)!
This morning's APHA Storify rounds up some of the best reactions to yesterday's Monday General Session featuring five former surgeo...
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Tuesday’s Have You Heard
Place matters : Get your healthography on with APHA Special Session 4109 , “When ZIP Code Trumps Genetic Code: The Power of Prevention, Comm...
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Motivational messaging
Let's end this Monday of the APHA Annual Meeting with a little lift-me-up to bring you into Tuesday and a teaser of our coverage of the ...
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Join the public health movement
How can we reach our goal of creating the healthiest nation in one generation ? Everyone’s going to have to work together toward “bold, tran...
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A little birdie told me so: Tweet of the day
Today's tweet of the day comes from @deenachisolm , who indulged in a little local flavor. Looks delicious! Okay, this is not @PublicHe...
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Walking the walk
Public health students from the University of South Carolina brave the cold and don their Mardi Gras beads for today's walking tour of N...
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Fighting Ebola with #FactsOverFear
“How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.” — Florence Nightingale During today’s standing-room only special session on the Ebo...
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Hear that smoke-free sound!
Earlier today, APHA Annual Meeting attendees took their passion for health to the streets and called on local policymakers to pass smoke-fr...
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