The Future of Public Health
March 12, 2026
The Future of Public Health
Several of our first-year CEMCH Leaders attended the 2025 APHA Conference in D.C. More than 12,000 professionals and students in the Public Health field turned out for APHA 2025: Making the Public’s Health a National Priority. What follows is a post from one of the attendees, Marisa Arsenault. This was my first time attending a…
Urgency of Now
Shamiso Zihumo, BS This year’s APHA meeting and expo was undeniably an eye-opening and life-altering experience. At the Maternal and Child Health Town Hall meeting, Dr. Magda Peck reiterated the phrase “the Urgency of Now!” highlighting the importance of maintaining an optimistic perspective in the field of public health during these trying times. This…
My Experience at APHA
Treasure Joiner, BSPH Thanks to Tulane’s Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference for the first time this past November in Washington D.C. The majority of the sessions I attended were about maternal and child health and sexual and…
Public Health During Unprecedented Times
By: Nyla Wansley At the beginning of November, I attended the American Public Health Association conference in Washington D.C. I had an amazing time at this conference. I was supposed to attend a networking event at the African American museum and I was really excited about it because I’ve been to the museum before and…