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The American Public Health Association (APHA) is a Washington, D.C.–based professional membership and advocacy organization for public health professionals in the United States. APHA is the largest professional organization of public health professionals in the United States and host the largest gathering of public health professionals in the ...
The institute was founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences as the Institute of Medicine. [2]On April 28, 2015, NAS membership voted in favor of reconstituting the membership of the IOM as a new National Academy of Medicine and establishing a new division on health and medicine within the NRC that has the program activities of the IOM at its core.
The origin of health officials from the states getting together to discuss matters of public health concern that spanned state boundaries is the organization and first meeting of the Sanitary Council of the Mississippi Valley in 1879, a meeting to address limiting the spread of yellow fever and cholera outbreaks. [2]
The acronym APHA may refer to: American Paint Horse Association, a horse breed registry; American Pharmacists Association (APhA) American Public Health Association. APHA color, a color standard named for the American Public Health Association; Animal and Plant Health Agency, an executive agency of DEFRA, UK; Apha, a genus of moths in the family ...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations related organization working in the field of migration. The organization implements operational assistance programmes for migrants , including internally displaced persons , refugees , and migrant workers .
The free health service started on the island on 5 July 1948, just as in the United Kingdom, but without any legislation. 5 July on the island is, coincidentally, Tynwald day, a public holiday. It was clear that the board would have to collect National Health Insurance contributions from that date to ensure reciprocity with the United Kingdom.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to public health: Public health has been defined as "the science and art of preventing disease", prolonging life and improving quality of life through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations (public and private), communities and individuals. [1]
IOM soybeans, an industrial designation for soybeans from the U.S. states of Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan; ISDN-oriented Modular Interface; Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea; Isle of Man Airport, its IATA airport code; Jupiter (mythology), or Jupiter Optimus Maximus, king of the Roman gods