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Programs and Resources
APHA’s success is rooted in the dedication and passion of its members and countless other individuals, agencies and foundations who are concerned about improving and protecting the nation’s health. The Association collaborates with many allies to advance issues across the public health spectrum: from investing in prevention research, to training public health workers and increasing traffic safety to building preparedness, improving global health and accrediting public health services. But achieving lasting success will require a broad effort engaging all stakeholders, including diverse partners and the public. APHA is committed to building a healthier future.
Programs of note include activities during National Public Health Week in April, the National Public Health Performance Standards Program funded by CDC, a Maternal and Child Health Institute, a Public Health Traffic Safety Institute, Global Health activities and a myriad of other programs and partnerships.
In 2005, APHA established the Center for Learning and Global Public Health. The Center brings together several programs that intersect to educate, inform and communicate with the public health work force. The mission of the Center is to promote strong health systems and public health research, here and abroad. The center's programs and activities are based on the premises that globalization has altered the landscape of health and that the public health work force is the backbone of health systems. For societies across the globe to be able to protect, treat and care for populations, APHA must promote knowledge about work force and organizational performance, education, regulation, accreditation and migration. APHA must use learning to build knowledge, promote communities of practice and develop future leaders.
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