The Nation's Health

Are the 10 essential public health services out of date?
Review, revision underway
New code serves as ethical guidance for public health
Revised code first in US since 2002
Calls to action on public health take center stage at APHA 2019
APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo brings together 13,000 health professionals
New! 35 reproducible tipsheets in English and Spanish you can share in your community.

Highlights

Are the 10 Essential Public Health Services out of date? Review underway

The go-to framework for defining and understanding the role of public health is under review as the health field evolves.
New code serves as ethical guidance for public health: Revised code first in US since 2002

An updated Public Health Code of Ethics, released in November, offers principles for fair decisionmaking and ethical action.
Calls to action on public health take center stage at APHA 2019: APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo brings together 13,000 health professionals

Science, action and health were the focus at APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo in Philadelphia.
Americans stressed by health care, mass shootings, politics

Concerns over health care, gun violence and the upcoming presidential election are harming the mental health of millions of Americans.
Medicare coverage often insufficient for people with serious illnesses

Medicare coverage often insufficient for people with serious illnesses
Study: Whooping cough can cause lasting damage to health

Pertussis can have serious consequences for childhood development and health.

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