Highlights
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APHA’s 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo provided an anchor of support for workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Climate change worsens health outcomes for people with COVID-19 and adds to health inequity and systemic racism in the U.S.
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Low-income women in states that expand Medicaid are more likely to receive preconception health counseling and take folic acid before pregnancy.
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OSHA is failing to protect workers who report retaliation for speaking up about COVID-19 risks in the workplace.
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While federal relief funds reduced poverty in the early months of COVID-19, their expiration pushed millions of people below the poverty line.
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Tracking measures such as activity, calories or your blood pressure can help improve your health and well-being.
Check out more public health news in this month's full issue.
Next issue: The January 2021 issue — with coverage from APHA 2020 — will be live Jan. 4.
Series: Read articles in our series on social determinants of health and share our infographics.
