APHA in Brief

APHA webinar series spotlights lead risks

An ongoing APHA webinar series is highlighting the links between lead, water and health risks. Launched March 16, the series was created in the wake of the crisis in Flint, Michigan, in which residents were exposed to lead in their drinking water.

The first episode in the series, which is archived on the APHA website and can be watched now, served as a primer on lead, water and health and was co-sponsored by the American Water Works Association.

The next episode, to be broadcast April 5, will examine public health legal authority and will feature Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH. She is co-author of a study published in the February issue of APHA’s American Journal of Public Health that documented elevated blood lead levels in Flint children after the water source change. Another episode, to be aired the week of April 25, will look at lead, water and housing and discuss ways in which health workers can help kids exposed to lead.

For more information on “The Flint Water Crisis and Beyond,” visit www.apha.org/lead-webinars.

APHA shares facts on funding, gun violence

Updated versions of some of APHA’s most popular fact sheets are now available on the Association website to read and share.

APHA’s fact sheet on gun violence prevention, available at www.apha.org/gun-violence, shares statistics on the burden of gun violence as well as solutions for preventing and responding to it.

For information on the Prevention and Public Health Fund, advocates can download and share APHA’s updated fact sheet on the topic.

Available at www.apha.org/health-reform, the resource shares details on the fund, which was created under the Affordable Care Act.

For more facts on health topics, visit www.apha.org/topics-and-issues.