APHA 2022 - Tuesday

Dear John,

Unless you used a different email, it doesn't look like you registered for the 2022 APHA Annual Meeting and Expo, but we still want to keep you in the loop and share some resources and excitement from the meeting as we celebrate APHA's 150th anniversary and chart our course for the future of public health.

Featured Sessions

COVID-19 The Great Pandemic: What's Next?

8:30-10:00 a.m. | BCEC - West Ballroom

Join a panel of experts who will discuss the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, its continuing effects on society and how we can prepare for future pandemics. Panelists will also review preexisting public health challenges that the pandemic highlighted.

Fund Health Care Not Warfare

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | BCEC - West Ballroom

Military spending accounts for more than 10 percent of all federal spending and nearly half of discretionary spending, yet from 2008 through 2018, state governmental public health spending saw no growth, except in injury prevention. This session will address redirecting excessive U.S. military expenditures to adequately fund public health, create equitable health care with single-payer "improved Medicare for all" and ensure the availability of health workers to meet these needs.

Youth Suicide and Guns: an American Epidemic

2:30-4:00 p.m. | BCEC - 103

The United States has a current epidemic of firearm suicide among children and youth. Youth suicide has increased every year since 2007. From 2019 to 2020, the rate of firearm suicides among youth ages 10-24 increased by 15% in one year alone and is now at its highest rate ever. This session addresses the urgent youth mental health and suicide crisis from a public health perspective on gun violence prevention.

AJPH Session: Weathering the Storm: Countering Backlash Against Public Health

2:30-4:00 p.m. | BCEC – West Ballroom

Public health professionals within and outside government are currently facing a powerful and wide-ranging backlash. Panel speakers will address the historical and contemporary roots of this anti-public health backlash, how forces such as political polarization propel it and why anti-public health messages resonate with much of the public.

Social Media

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Watch Video Interviews on APHA TV

Loretta Ross

APHA 2022's Opening Session Speaker sits down with APHA TV to discuss reproductive justice in the U.S. and what reproductive futurism is all about.

Lawrence Gostin

Georgetown University Professor and public health law expert Lawrence Gostin talks about the history of public health in the U.S. and the impact of SCOTUS's recent actions.

Sara Rosenbaum

Hear from public health law expert and George Washington University professor Sara Rosenbaum on the impact of Roe v. Wade being overturned and a case to keep an eye out for in the coming months.


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Catch Up on the Action on the APHA Annual Meeting Blog

Thank you to the Annual Meeting Blog sponsor, Maximus — moving public health forward with the latest technology and hands-on experience.

Photos from APHA 2022

Want to see more photos from APHA 2022? Photos are updated daily on APHA's Flickr page.

Want more? Register for the Digital Meeting.

We’re hosting a digital version of APHA 2022 on Nov. 14-16. All oral sessions will be available on Nov. 14 while the general and featured sessions will be released over the three-day period. You will have until the end of November to access the recordings and dive deep into these rich topics and timely conversations. Learn more.

Questions? Email the Annual Meeting team.

Annual Meeting COVID-19 Safety Policy

APHA is requiring all in-person attendees to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination against the SARS-Cov-2 virus as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Up to date is defined as a completed full primary series (two shots of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccine or one shot of the Johnson and Johnson product; or a comparably approved vaccine if you are an international attendee) plus at least one booster.

We encourage people who are eligible for the new COVID-19 bivalent booster to receive it and their flu vaccination at least two weeks before the meeting.

You will be required to show proof of vaccination during event check-in. By registering for the event, you agree to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus by Oct. 20, 2022.

Also, all APHA 2022 in-person attendees, exhibitors, speakers, staff and volunteers will be required to wear masks at indoor activities.

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