Public health experts outline steps to better health for Americans
Nearly 12,000 public health experts who gathered in Denver recently for the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual meeting faced – and explored – a daunting task: improving the health of Americans.
“Since this Association was founded in 1872, we've believed that health is a fundamental right. Tragically a lot of people don't understand that, of course, until they get sick,” APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD, said. “So we want to make a big point about that: We’re not the healthiest nation. We're all working to do that. It's an achievable goal, we just have to dig in our heels.”