This #WorldMentalHealthDay, let's make room for honest conversations, check in on one another, and work toward a world where everyone can access the mental health care they need. You deserve support, You deserve care.

Stay sharp, stay informed. Test yourself on the top public health headlines in the #NewsQuiz from The Nation’s Health: vist.ly/5ms67

NOAA reports Hurricane Isaias is set to hit Florida this evening with devastating winds. See more hurricane safety tips at: vist.ly/5mrwr

On Oct. 13., @greenlatinos.org and its climate and health partners will discuss governmental and societal shifts and what they mean for climate justice, while encouraging climate leadership in Latin American communities at a free, virtual event: vist.ly/5mr3y

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Bilingual Hispanic Heritage Month Encuentro: Beyond the Pink Tide — Climate Leadership in Latin America. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Bilingual Hispanic Heritage Month Encuentro: Beyond the Pink Tide — Climate Leadership in Latin America. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Parents make countless choices to keep their kids healthy. But no family can control the air, water or every exposure their child encounters. On Children’s Environmental Health Day, remember: strong pollution safeguards help give every child a healthier place to grow.

Extreme heat is a growing threat to children’s health and learning, as well as an operational challenge for schools. In honor of Children's Environmental Health Day, we are re-sharing the American Psychological Association's report on schools, climate and health: vist.ly/5mkkh

The majority of Americans believe in the freedom of choice when it comes to reproductive healthcare, but lawmakers across the country are writing increasingly restrictive laws that limit providers' ability to care for patients.

Just like a community that comes together to tackle growing weeds, the more people who are vaccinated, the more they can protect themselves and those around them, APHA CEO Georges C. Benjamin, MD, explains: vist.ly/5mekg

If you're in D.C. on October 8, celebrate Children’s Environmental Health Day in person with the Children's Environmental Health Network: vist.ly/5m9zf

The energy of people in public health is unmatched. Join us in San Antonio from November 1-4 to reconnect and lift each other up in these challenging times.

U.S. households spend an average of more than $900 a year on climate-related expenses, according to a study in the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. For homeowners in the 10% of counties most affected by climate change, annual costs exceed $1,300.

Join APHA's Disability Section on Friday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. ET for Inclusive Planning for Emergency Management, A Conversation with Experts: vist.ly/5ku76

Tag a friend: Who knows more about public health news this week? Try the #NewsQuiz from The Nation’s Health: vist.ly/5ksta

Unclear and inconsistent U.S. immigration policies mean that children with immigrant parents are effectively locked out of the healthcare systems they are entitled to, APHA Executive Board Member Cynthia N. Lebron, Ph.D., M.P.H., explains: vist.ly/5kpg3

Costs of insurance plans sold through Affordable Care Act marketplaces have skyrocketed. Health centers and providers are already seeing the impacts: vist.ly/5knsu

Leaders in Washington are focused on who pays for the AI boom. Electricity isn’t the only cost families can face. They shouldn’t have to pay avoidable health costs from added pollution either. Decisions about where data centers go and how they’re powered need to account for both.

In honor of our Get Ready campaign's 20th year, APHA interns Nina Ejindu and Nina Mazzacco quizzed people on the streets of D.C. to see how prepared the general public is for disasters.

Join us tomorrow, October 1, for a free webinar on evidence-informed strategies for integrating violence prevention into emergency preparedness planning: vist.ly/5khdm

Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 1 p.m. ET for Rethinking How We Talk About Public Health and Democracy, a free workshop with Jennifer Messenger, public health lead at Metropolitan Group: vist.ly/5kgzw

New voting requirements and redistricting threatens to disenfranchise voters and harm their health.

"In the middle of the storm, all the challenges we're having nationally, we need to meet." On the Public Health Epidemiology Conversations Podcast, APHA CEO Georges Benjamin, MD explained why this year’s APHA Annual Meeting and Expo is so crucial for public health professionals to attend.

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Applications for the Building Bridges Learning Community are due by September 28. This opportunity supports state, tribal, local and territorial health departments and community organizations working together to build trust, share power and create partnerships that last beyond a single project.

Bring real-world public health news into your teaching. Assign The Nation’s Health #NewsQuiz to your class: vist.ly/5jwgt

Applications for the Building Bridges Learning Community are due by September 28. This opportunity supports state, tribal, local and territorial health departments and community organizations working together to build trust, share power and create partnerships that last beyond a single project.

Data from cellphones, social media and other electronic means leave a digital footprint that can be used to build a case against people seeking abortions. Find out how public health educators and practitioners can respond in Public Health Newswire: vist.ly/5jvct

Congratulations to this year’s APHA Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fellows. The twelve-month fellowship provides an immersive year-long work experience for early-career professionals in public health.

Today is an all out #SOSForHealth. Deep cuts to health and public health, and assaults on science based policy are already being felt across the country. I’m standing up with health and public health workers to say enough is enough! @drsforamerica.bsky.social

If you're in the Kent OH area, I'll be at the downtown gazebo to talk about @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @dphohio.bsky.social and #SoSforHealth for the next couple of hours!

We are sounding the alarm about the anti-science assault on vaccines, Medicaid cuts, research and staffing cuts, immigrant healthcare, reproductive and queer healthcare rights, and the broader healthcare crisis. Enough is enough. #SOSforHealth

Today, health and public health workers, researchers and others across the country are coming together to say “enough is enough” to the Trump administration’s deep cuts to healthcare and assaults on science-based policy. #SOSforHealth