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More than 470,000 U.S. households in America's largest metropolitan areas lack piped water access, according to a recent study. The study, published in the November issue of the Proceedings of [...]

People who interact with nature report greater happiness, a study published in November in Ecological Applications finds. Researchers surveyed 3,000 Tokyo residents during the COVID-19 pandemic in summer 2020. The [...]

ANEW APHA benefit can help members reduce how much they owe on their student loans. The Association has partnered with Savi, a social impact technology group. Founded by loan experts [...]

As COVID-19 cases surged in Massachusetts in early 2020, socioeconomic data on deaths was missing, making it difficult to monitor inequities, a study in December's AJPH said. So researchers cross-referenced [...]

Young adult caregivers experience high levels of stress, with potential long-lasting impacts, a study in AJPH's December issue finds. Researchers examined data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from [...]

Levying fines against people who do not follow COVID-19 safety measures may lower infection rates, a study in the December issue of APHA's American Journal of Public Health finds. A [...]

Healthy people who experience a disaster can more readily recover than those who have health conditions, a study in AJPH's January issue finds. Researchers examined data from a 2003-2018 study [...]

While the covid-19 pandemic has made being active more difficult for many people, APHA's Keep It Moving Challenge is helping them get moving again. Launched Jan. 1, the challenge calls [...]

CLIMATE CHANGE worsens health outcomes for people with COVID-19 and increases social issues involving health inequity and systemic racism in the U.S. The disease's crushing impact on America's health, economy [...]

SUICIDE IS THE SECOND leading cause of death in the U.S. for people ages 10 to 39, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the number of [...]

WHILE THE U.S. has experienced a difficult year, there is much to be hopeful for, according to the winners of APHA's annual awards for excellence in public health. Ten outstanding [...]

NATIONAL Public Health Week will again be virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the observance will not be diminished. As shown at APHA's 2020 Annual Meeting and [...]

IN 2014, 23-year-old Robby Poblete was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at a busy downtown intersection in Vallejo, California. Three years later, his mother, Pati Navalta, formed the [...]

People with disabilities often get lost in the conversation on health equity. A recent federal study helps fill in the gap by sharing important data on their mental health. An [...]

Shankar Vedantam, a National Public Radio correspondent and host of the 'Hidden Brain' podcast, will keynote the opening session of APHA's Annual Meeting and Expo. The Nation's Health spoke with [...]

People in the U.S. who are on probation are more likely than the general population to experience mental illness, use illicit drugs and have chronic health ailments, a study in [...]

Hispanic immigrants in the U.S. who are not American citizens have significantly higher risk for chronic health ailments than those who have become citizens, a study in September's AJPH finds. [...]

People who identify as transgender are twice as likely to experience intimate partner violence, according to a study in AJPH's September issue. Researchers examined 85 studies through July 2019 that [...]

Adolescents who grow up without reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food are more likely to be food insecure as young adults, a study in the September issue of APHA's [...]

TEN YEARS AGO, Jackie Byers set a goal: police-free schools in Oakland, California, by 2020. This June, a resolution making that dream a reality was approved by the school board. [...]

A COMMON NOTION in public health is that by publishing evidence-based data on health inequities, appropriate policy will follow that helps underserved populations. But most times, that is not reality. [...]

ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED internet is an indispensable part of modern life, especially as people shelter during the coronavirus. As COVID-19 has kept Americans apart, broadband technologies have enabled some of [...]

THE COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. spiraled out of control this summer, with record infections in multiple states. Fall and winter may be worse for public health, according to Robert [...]

HOUSING INEQUITY has been a barrier to health in the U.S. for decades, despite legislation intended to protect home buyers and renters from discrimination. As work continues to support fair [...]

2020 HAS BEEN A GAME-CHANGING YEAR for U.S. public health, sparking serious conversations about systemic racism, pandemics, mental health and more. Authors have been busy publishing insightful volumes, many of [...]

IN CENTRAL Michigan this spring, the collapse of the Edenville Dam caused thousands of structural losses and the evacuation of over 10,000 residents in three communities. Dam breaches are dangerous [...]

A Georgia law prohibiting abortions after 22 weeks of gestational age has blocked women from receiving needed abortion services in the state, a study in July's AJPH finds. Researchers examined [...]

Medical exemptions for kindergartners' vaccinations have increased in California as a workaround to the state's law ending vaccine exemptions for personal beliefs, a study in AJPH's July issue finds. In [...]

Programs that attempt to change people's sexual orientation can dramatically increase their suicide risk, a study in the July issue of APHA's American Journal of Public Health finds. Researchers examined [...]

Sugary beverage excise taxes enacted in San Francisco and Oakland, California, resulted in a 1-cent increase per fluid ounce in both cities, a study in July's AJPH finds. Other U.S. [...]

Health inequities in America have long harmed the health of Hispanics, blacks, Asians and other minority groups in the U.S. APHA is supporting legislation introduced in the House this spring [...]

Funding that ensures the health and the safety of the U.S. workforce is necessary and should not be cut, APHA and partners said in an April 16 letter to congressional [...]

A proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that allows the agency to maintain inadequate standards for air particulate matter threatens the respiratory health of millions of people in the U.S. [...]

Federally subsidized school lunches in the U.S. should be healthy options. But a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture threatens to make them less healthy, APHA and partners [...]

Healthy food must be available for families and others in need, especially during the economic downturn from COVID-19, APHA and partners told congressional leaders in an April 16 letter. School [...]

The Affordable Care Act has been essential to U.S. public health over the past decade, and its loss during a pandemic would be a disaster, APHA and partners told the [...]

PRIOR TO THE coronavirus pandemic, telehealth in the U.S. was a minor player in health care. Then, beginning in March, as stay-at-home orders took effect, virtual health visits spiked by [...]

When a vaccine becomes available for COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy and skepticism in the U.S. will need to be addressed, APHA and other health advocates warn. A bill introduced in 2019 [...]

The U.S. should reinstate its share of funding to the World Health Organization, according to APHA and other public health advocates. 'Any effort to remove funding from WHO, particularly in [...]

Rear Admiral Michael Weahkee was confirmed April 21 by the U.S. Senate as director of the Indian Health Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [...]

Labels on juice drinks are not helpful in determining which products are healthy for children, a study in June's AJPH finds. Researchers examined federal laws governing juice labels, then analyzed [...]

Nearly 6 million U.S. adults delay medical care each year because they lack transportation to health care facilities, a study in the June issue of APHA's American Journal of Public [...]

City bike-share programs can result in more people bicycling while also lowering the risk of crashes between cars and cyclists, a study in the June issue of AJPH finds. Researchers [...]

Deaths from traumatic brain injuries have increased in the U.S. in recent years, with firearm-related suicides accounting for almost half of the surge, a study in the June issue of [...]

Physical distancing in the U.S. helped to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in spring. If it had not been done, it would have caused many new outbreaks and deaths, science [...]

In spring, COVID-19 resulted in school closures across the nation, but a large number of students still needed the free meals many schools offer through a federal program. The U.S. [...]

People who take 8,000 steps a day or more are at lower risk of dying than people walking half that amount, a study published in March in the Journal of [...]

Differences in socioeconomic status and risk factors may explain why U.S. blacks die at a higher rate from cardiovascular disease than whites, a study in May's AJPH finds. Researchers examined [...]

Since it was first detected in the U.S. in January, COVID-19 has caused unprecedented harm to the nation's health. As soon as the public health emergency ends, a comprehensive review [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored that preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks is of absolute importance to global health. In keeping with this, APHA and partners are calling for more funding [...]