NYSPHA Statements on 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.

Assure Access to Reproductive Health and Abortion Services

Support Public Health Preparedness

Promote Oral Health

Promote Social Justice Health Equity

Make New York Commercial Tobacco Free 

Prevent Firearm Injury and Death 

Promote Affordable Universal Health Care 

Promote Immigrant Health

Housing and Homelessness are Public Health Issues 

Racism is a Public Health Crisis

Addressing Climate Change as a Public Health Issue

Land Acknowledgement 

Prevent Pregnancy-Related Mortality

Reducing the Public Health Impacts of Alcohol Use

Cannabis Policy Statement - Pending

Opioids Policy Statement  - Pending

Promote Sensible Drug Policies - Pending