Public health experts ID four key health issues for Obama to address
Gun violence prevention tops the list
As President Obama embarks on his second term, the American Public Health Association (APHA) is urging him to press forward on four major issues that carry tremendous public health implications: gun violence prevention, climate change, public health funding and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD, said the administration should pursue a sensible, comprehensive gun violence prevention plan that includes clarifying the authority of CDC and other federal agencies to research gun violence prevention, supporting common-sense measures to keep firearms from falling into the wrong hands and improving mental health services to those in need.