APHA Disability

Our 2026 APHA Disability Section Awards Nominations are still open! The deadline has been extended to 6/8. Please nominate a deserving individual or organization who have made significant contributions to the disability field: tinyurl.com/mhvmub5v.

Congratulations to our Lifetime Achievement Award winner - Jean Hall, PhD! #APHA2025

Congratulations to our first-ever Organizational Advocacy Award - United Spinal Association! @UnitedSpinal #APHA2025

Congratulations to our Peg Nosek Award winner- Willi Horner-Johnson, PhD!

Congratulations to our Health Equity Award winner, Jumana Odeh, MD, MPH! #APHA2025

Congratulations to Syreeta Nolan, winner of this year’s Student Award! #APHA2025 @nolan_syreeta

Bob Lujano demonstrating the usability of the lowered speaker podium in the Disability Section’s main presentation room 102B. #APHA2025 #Accessibility

Our Coffee ☕️ Talk is happening now! Come grab a cub and join the conversation in Room 102A at Washington Convention Center. #APHA2025

APHA Members! Join the Health Equity Listening Session 🗓️ June 11, 2025 🕚 11am–12pm CST 💬 Share your DEIA/Health Equity insights 🔗 Register: apsu.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 📧 Questions? tilleweinh@apsu.edu #APHA #HealthEquity #DEIA

🚨 Calling students & trainees in disability & health! The APHA Disability Section Career Enhancement Scholarship is now accepting applications! To be eligible, you must be the first author on a 2025 #APHA abstract submitted to the Disability Section. 🗓 Deadline: June 8, 2025 at 5pm CST 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/44U8bWR

The deadline is this Friday!

Are you a student in disability & public health? Scholarships are available for student submissions! Submit an abstract today to share your work! apha.confex.com/apha/2025/dis.… @PublicHealth

The APHA Disability Section invites abstract submissions for our 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Submit your abstract by Friday, March 28! More info at: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/dis.…. @PublicHealth

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@JoshWashIBSI May her memory be a blessing

My wife passed away this morning at 3:30am with her hand in mine. After being diagnosed with lupus a few weeks ago, my wife passed out in the Newark airport on her way home on December 26. I would have lost her then had my brother in-law not been traveling back to the states with her.  I took the next flight up from Charlotte, and was with her in the ICU. She was in transitioned to a normal room, which kept us all in high spirits. She had a minor operation due tomorrow, but unfortunately, she did not make it to the sunrise. I didn’t know she was about to transition, but I slept in the hospital rooms with her and was able to speak to, and sing to her just about 30 minutes before she passed.  She always talked about the day when she would finally hear the applause of Heaven for the life she lived. That day is today. No other words to offer at the moment except please keep the Washington and Meshoe family in your prayers.

Don't forget to register for this Orientation Event! All are welcome.

Inviting All New Disability Section Members to a Zoom Meeting on September 27th at 1:30 pm EST. Register in advance: apha.zoom.us/webinar/regist….

Today, we celebrate 34 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark in our journey toward equality and inclusion. @PublicHealth announces a new resource: "Addressing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as a Health Equity Imperative: A Primer for Public Health Professionals." #ADA34 #HealthEquity bit.ly/3YeAUlQ

Apply for a Merit Switzer Research Fellowship for Doctoral Dissertation Research by June 28th - bit.ly/4bfSCc6. @PublicHealth @APHAStudents

You’re invited to a free four-part national webinar series on Disability Inclusion in Public Health! SESSION 2: Collecting data with disability and equity partners: The data we have and the data we need. May 9th 1:00 PM ET. Register here: bit.ly/4bw3F0v.