The Day After
by Scott Becker, MS, Executive Director, APHL The day after the election, I was invited to participate on a call led by Valerie Jarrett, a…
Public Policy
Threat to Prevention and Public Health Fund Defeated
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director of Public Policy, APHL On September 14, the U.S. Senate defeated an attempt to eliminate the funding for the Prevention…
The Prevention and Public Health Fund is Under Attack
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director of Public Policy, APHL Yesterday I attended a meeting of the lead Congressional staff on health reform who detailed a…
Implementation: The Next Step in Health Reform
Last week when President Obama signed the Senate version of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, he initiated significant reform of the…
CDC Creates New Office of Prevention Through Health Care
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Director of Public Policy, APHLThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently notified Scott Becker, APHL’s Executive Director, about a newly…
Public Health Funding Through PHEP
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Director of Public Policy, APHLStrong governmental public health is capable of responding to the full array of diseases and other health threats…
Toxic Chemical Policy Reform: Low-Hanging Fruit?
As Congress takes on some major issues, toxic chemical policy reform seems to be one that might be low-hanging fruit. It is a rare thing,…
2010 Proposed Federal Budget
President Obama recently unveiled his proposed 2010 federal budget. Unfortunately, it was disappointing to see that the budget generally maintained, but did not increase, the…