Medicaid work requirements will lead to millions losing health coverage, APHA warned federal decisionmakers in July.

Working fathers without paid leave show higher signs of stress and anxiety after childbirth, an August study in APHA's American Journal of Public Health finds.

U.S. patients are becoming increasingly apprehensive about vaccines and preventive care, a new study finds.

APHA member Anne Rimoin, PhD, MPH, was named associate dean of global health at the University of California-Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health in August. Rimoin serves the university in multiple capacities, including as a professor of epidemiology and as the Gordon-Levin endowed chair in infectious diseases and public health.

Communities with safer roads that serve all users, known as complete streets, have stronger economies, a new Smart Growth America report finds.

Avoiding three health risks can help people live longer without dementia, new science says.

Physicians who are raised or trained in rural areas are more likely to work there later, a new study finds.

APHA is calling on the courts to put an immediate stop to plans to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Transgender women with HIV face significant barriers to care, a July study in APHA's American Journal of Public Health finds.

Many U.S. women have problems accessing the reproductive healthcare they need, a June survey from the Urban Institute finds.

APHA member Apryl Renee Brown, MD, MPH, and Scott Tomar, DMD, DrPH, MPH, were elected directors for the Institute of Medicine of Chicago's Board of Governors in July. Brown, a public health scientist and master of divinity candidate at the University of Chicago, and Tomar, professor and associate dean for prevention and public health sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry, are slated to serve one-year terms.

A recent New York City policy is aimed at protecting outdoor workers from the effects of extreme heat.

Children worldwide do not eat enough plant-based foods, a new study finds.

Staying active can help people quit smoking cigarettes, a new study finds.

Schools of public health have a new roadmap to help them use artificial intelligence responsibly.

Adding hundreds of unverified and unscientific categories to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could upend its purpose and harm public health, APHA told federal leaders this spring.

Displacement of homeless camps have dramatically increased since a 2024 Supreme Court decision that allowed municipalities to ban people who are homeless from sleeping outdoors.

With U.S. public health programs, funding and science under threat, now is a critical time for supporters to speak up for health.

APHA member Karly Simonson, MBA, was named interim health director of the Central District Health Department in Nebraska in June. Simonson had served as the department's deputy director since 2023.

Only half of U.S. adults trust health recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under its current leadership, a new national poll finds.

Columbus, Ohio, has become the first city in the country to sue lead pipe manufacturers for misleading municipalities about the risks of lead exposure.

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Children in poor countries face almost sixfold higher risk of dying after emergency surgery compared to children in wealthier countries, a new study finds.

Rural areas are facing the brunt of the nation's shortage of healthcare workers, with 44% fewer healthcare workers per 10,000 residents, a June study in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds.

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities face higher risks for falls at earlier ages, a new study finds.

Cutting funding for the federal program that provides essential nutrition to millions of Americans will harm the health of the nation's children, APHA warned lawmakers this spring.

Federal immigration enforcement is having a chilling effect on healthcare access, jobs and everyday activities, an Urban Institute analysis finds.

APHA member Francesca Beaudoin, MD, PhD, was named dean of Brown University School of Public Health in May. Beaudoin has served at the institution since 2020, most recently as interim dean of the school.

A Kane County, Illinois, initiative is working to boost prescriptions for a proven opioid use disorder treatment.

Workers who are laid off are at higher risk of premature death, a study published in April in APHA's American Journal of Public Health finds.

Extreme heat forces more people indoors, harming physical activity, a new study finds.