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NYSPHA STATEMENTS OF POLICY
The NYSPHA Policy and Advocacy Committee (PAC) is developing a series of NYSPHA Statements of Policy. Modeled after the American Public Health Association policy statements, they lay out NYSPHA's position on the leading public health issues of the day and are used by the PAC as the basis for determining its advocacy priorities each year.
STATEMENTS OF POLICY
Promote Social Justice Health Equity
Make New York Commercial Tobacco Free
Prevent Firearm Injury and DeathPromote Affordable Universal Health Care
Housing and Homelessness are Public Health Issues
Racism is a Public Health Crisis
Addressing Climate Change as a Public Health Issue
Prevent Pregnancy-Related Mortality
Promote Oral Health - Pending
Promote Sensible Drug Policies - Pending
Please send your ideas for additional statements to the PAC at advocacy@nyspha.org. We would welcome any NYSPHA members who would like to work on these statements.