American Association of Public Health Physicians explained

The American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP),[1] is a professional association of public health physicians. Its motto is "the voice of Public Health Physicians / Guardians of the Public's Health".

Brief history

AAPHP was founded in 1954 and was incorporated in Texas.[2] Its initial purpose was to serve as the voice of physician directors of state and local health departments at the national level. Since its inception, AAPHP has been recognized by the American Medical Association as a medical specialty society, with formal representation in the AMA House of Delegates.[3]

Initiatives and policy objectives

AAPHP's objectives now include advocacy on behalf of all public health physicians and Health Officers, whether employed in public or private settings, or academia. Current collaborations include National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC),[4] One Health[5] and NextGenU.[6] Current major issues include tobacco control,[7] [8] injury prevention, public health surveillance, disease control, correctional (prison/jail) health, policy and management training,[9] [10] workforce issues,[11] [12] [13] and issues pertaining to access to health care, health equity, health disparities, cultural competence and preventive services.[14] [15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AAPHP The American Association of Public Health Physicians. www.AAPHP.org. August 15, 2009.
  2. Web site: Articles of Incorporation of the American Association of Public Health Physicians. www.AAPHP.org. June 23, 2013.
  3. AMA House of Delegates November 2008 & June 2009
  4. Web site: NCCHC is supported by the major national organizations representing the fields of health, law and corrections . www.ncchc.org. July 2, 2013.
  5. Web site: One Health Discussed at American Association of Public Health Physician's (AAPHP) Annual Meeting . www.worldvet.org . June 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130317005554/http://www.worldvet.org/node/10599 . March 17, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: NextGenU.org is your portal to the world's first free, accredited, higher education. nextgenu.org. June 26, 2013.
  7. Web site: Principles to Guide AAPHP Tobacco Policy . www.aaphp.org. July 2, 2013.
  8. Nitzkin JL, Rodu B, 2008. The case for harm reduction for control of tobacco-related illness and death. Resolution and White Paper, American Association of Public Health Physicians. Adopted October 26, 2008. http://www.aaphp.org/special/joelstobac/20081026HarmReductionResolutionAsPassedl.pdf
  9. Web site: Preventive Services Tool Kit. www.aaphp.org. July 2, 2013.
  10. Web site: Preventive Medicine Toolkit, example module. www.commed.vcu.edu. August 25, 2009.
  11. Book: letter to the editor, January 2006 AJPM. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2006. 30. 1. 101.
  12. Book: Nitzkin, J.L.. Response to "Public Health Physicians: An Endangered Species. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol 22 No. 3. 214–216. 2002.
  13. Nitzkin, J L . Falcao, P . Janusz, N . Arraiano, J . Report of Two Preventive Medicine Job Market Surveys . 11137776 . American Journal of Preventive Medicine . 20 . 1. 56–60. Jan 2001 . 10.1016/s0749-3797(00)00259-2.
  14. Web site: Center for Minority Health /UPitt . cmp.pitt.edu . August 21, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807173732/http://www.cmh.pitt.edu/aahpc07.asp . August 7, 2008 . dead .
  15. Web site: AAPHP E news and bulletins . aaphp.org . August 21, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211174221/http://aaphp.org/bulletincnt1.HTM . February 11, 2009 . mdy .

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