American Public Health Association Policy Positions Related to Health Reform, 1993-2008

Policy Name and Number and Year	Date	Access to Care	Quality of Care	Financing	Public Health Infrastructure	Applied Research	Prevention
#20079: Building A Public Health Infrastructure For Physical Activity Promotion	11/6/2007	X		X	X		X
#200619: Urgent Call For A Nationwide Public Health Infrastructure And Action To Reverse The Obesity Epidemic	11/18/2006				X
#200616: Ethical Restrictions On International Recruitment Of Health Professionals To The United States	11/8/2006				X	X
#200611: Ensuring That Individuals Are Able To Obtain Contraceptives At Pharmacies	11/8/2006	X					X
#2005-12: Strengthening The Public Health Work Force To Address Current And Future Challenges	12/14/2005				X	X
#2004-02: Reducing Health Disparities In People With Disabilities Through Improved Environmental Programmatic And Service Access	11/9/2004	X			X	X
#20032: The Impact Of A Public Health Nursing Shortage On The Nation’s Public Health Infrastructure	11/18/2003			X	X	X
#20034: Protecting Essential Public Health Functions Amidst State Economic Downturns	11/18/2003			X	X
#200312: Increasing Access To Vision Rehabilitation	11/18/2003	X		X
# 200116: Recognizing The Role Of Veterinarians In The Public Health Workforce	1/1/2001				X
#20015; APHA Position Paper On The Health Status Of American Indians And Alaska Natives	1/1/2001	X			X
#20013: Increasing Access To Out-Of-Hospital Maternity Care Services Through State-Regulated And Nationally-Certified Direct-Entry Midwives	1/1/2001	X	X	X	X	X
#200117: Support the Framework for Action on Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General	1/1/2001	X		X	X
#200013: Maximizing Public Health Protection With Integrated Vector Control	1/1/2000			X	X		X
#20007: Support For A New Campaign For Universal Health Care	1/1/2000	X		X
#200012: Reducing The Rising Rates Of Asthma	1/1/2000	X	X	X	X	X	X
#200023: The Need For Continued And Strengthened Support For Immunization Programs	1/1/2000	X		X	X
# 9920: Support for HIV Surveillance by State Public Health Agencies	1/1/1999				X	X
#9702: Protecting Health Care Accessibility And Quality In A Profit-Oriented Marketplace	1/1/1997	X	X	X
#9701: For Nondiscriminatory Coverage Of All Mental Health Treatment	1/1/1997	X	X	X		X
# 9714: Support For Research On Alternative And Complementary Practices	1/1/1997					X
#9709: Promoting Public Health Through Physical Activity	1/1/1997	X		X	X	X	X
#9601: Maintaining The National Commitment To The Nation’s Health	1/1/1996	X		X	X		X
#9616: Public Health Services And Managed Care	1/1/1996	X					X
#9604: Accountability in the Provision of Health and Welfare Services to Persons with Mental Illness	1/1/1996	X	X	X	X	X
#9614: The Role of the Public Health Laboratory and the Definition of Public Health Laboratory Services	1/1/1996				X
#9613: Addressing Hispanic Underrepresentation in the Health Professions	1/1/1996				X
#9602: Maintaining Access to Care among Medicaid Recipients under State Block Grants	1/1/1996	X		X	X	X
#9611:Linkage of Medical Services for Low-Income Populations with Mental Health, Substance Abuse	1/1/1996	X	X	X			X
# 9502: Toward A Comprehensive Universal National Health Program	1/1/1995	X		X	X	X
#9504: Improving Access to Vision and Eye Health Services for Long-Term Care Facility Residents:	1/1/1995	X	X
#9505: Support for the Disabilities Prevention Activities	1/1/1995			X
#9514: Reducing Youth Tobacco Use through Increased Excise Taxes	1/1/1995			X			X
#9521: The Role Of Public Health In Ensuring Healthy Communities	1/1/1995			X	X	X	X
#9515: Protecting Confidential Data in Disease Registries	1/1/1995				X
#9522: Rural Health Goals: Guaranteeing a Future	1/1/1995	X	X	X	X	X	X
#9402: National Health Care Reform Incentives for Worksite Health Promotion Programs:	1/1/1994			X
#9401: Ensuring Access to Health Services for Undocumented Immigrants	1/1/1994	X		X
#9418: Children with Special Health Care Needs under Health Care Reform	1/1/1994	X	X	X	X		X
#9307People With Disabilities in National Health Care Reform	1/1/1993				X


HISTORICAL APHA POLICIES RELATED TO HEALTH REFORM
Policy Name and Number and Year	Date	Access to Care	Quality of Care	Financing	Public Health Infrastructure	Applied Research	Prevention
#7601; 1/1/1976: Committee for a National Health Service	1/1/1976				X	X
#7408: Health Insurance for Infants, Children, and Youth:	1/1/1974	X	X				X
#7018: A National Program for Personal Health Services	1/1/1970	X	X	X	X
#5013: Policy on Medical Care in a National Health Program	1/1/1950	X	X	X

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