Public Health: Resources on the Web

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases. Overall, public health is concerned with protecting the health of entire populations. These populations can be as small as a local neighborhood, or as big as an entire country or region of the world.

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The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly peer-reviewed public health journal published by the American Public Health Association that covers health policy and public health. The journal was established in 1911 and its stated mission is "to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education."

BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community. BMC Public Health does not publish clinical research: this should be submitted to the relevant BMC Series medical journal.

Directories, articles, training, data, & research of use to public health professionals.

The third most-cited journal in its field, which promotes discussion around inter-sectoral public health challenges spanning health promotion to climate change, transportation, environmental change and even species diversity.

The Public Health 101 Series provides an introduction to public health and covers the sciences essential to public health practice. The fundamental scientific components span topics in epidemiology, public health informatics and surveillance, health economics, public health laboratory science, and related fields.

The mission of the American Association of Clinical Research Professionals is to provide a high degree of global leadership to promote higher integrity and excellence in the field of clinical research. This organization was founded in 1976 to help with the educational and networking needs of research nurses, public health nurses and others who work in clinical investigations.

The American College of Epidemiology is a comprehensive organization of epidemiologists who serve the interests of the field of epidemiology. It does so by advocating on behalf of issues that are critical to epidemiology. It also features a credential based admission process and hosts many informative scientific meetings.

APHA champions the health of all people and all communities. We strengthen the public health profession. We speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. We are the only organization that combines a 150-year perspective, a broad-based member community and the ability to influence federal policy to improve the public's health.

The mission of the American School Health Association is to increase the capacity of association members to be better advocates for highly effective school health strategies that will increase the health and academic outcomes for all types of children and youth. This organization envisions healthy students who are better able to learn in a safer and healthier environment, as they are cared for by adults in schools and the broader community.

This is the largest and oldest life science organization on earth. It has 39,000 members, many of whom are working in the field of public health. However, the membership of this group is open to anyone interested in microbiology and has at least a bachelor’s degree in the field. Much of the research studied in this organization centers around the study of infectious diseases.

The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs promotes and supports national environmental health science, as well as Protection Accreditation Council environmental health programs . The association tries to increase the environmental health workforce in several ways – by public education, exhibitions and extensive online marketing efforts on websites and social media.

The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics was founded in 1987, and its purpose is to improve the practice of both the occupational and environmental medical field through the sharing of information and collaborative research. The main goal of the organization is to help to prevent both occupational and environmental illnesses through collaborative reports and complete investigation of health problems.

The purpose of APHL is to increase the strength of the laboratory system in the US and world to better protect public health. Member laboratories detect and monitor public health issues and threats that can range from serious infectious diseases to genetic disorders. This association has a diverse membership base, consisting of state and local public health labs in the US from very diverse fields, including environmental and agricultural science, food safety and public health.

The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health is recognized as the leading voice of public health education. It represents most of the member schools and programs that have been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, or CEPH. This is a widely respected independent agency that is recognized by the Department of Education to accredit public health schools and public health programs.

This is a national professional society for environmental health professionals, the purpose of which is to establish a standard of excellence in the field. The standard is now known as the Registered Environmental Health Specialist credential. it means that the environmental health professional has mastered an extensive body of knowledge so that he or she can perform well in the field of environmental health.

The Society for Public Health Education is an independent professional association that has a membership of 4000 health education professionals and students throughout the US and more than 20 foreign countries. This organization focuses on the promotion of healthy communities, healthy behaviors and healthy environments through its thousands of members and its local chapters.

The CDC Foundation is an independent nonprofit and the sole entity created by Congress to mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s critical health protection work. We are a catalyst for unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC and philanthropies, private entities and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world.

CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health.

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The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accredits public health departments to strengthen public health infrastructure and transform governmental public health.

Through public health accreditation and promotion of innovation, we support health departments in their work to promote and protect the health of the communities they serve. We believe both accreditation and innovation are critical to public health transformation; together they can ensure that health departments are continually improving in line with national public health standards while building health and equity.

The Public Health Foundation (PHF), a private, non-profit, 501(c)3 organization based in Washington, DC, improves public health and population health practice to support healthier communities. Since 1970, PHF has developed effective resources, tools, information, and training for health agencies, organizations, and individuals to help improve performance and community health outcomes. PHF works extensively to convene stakeholders, identify unmet needs, and link academia, public health practice, and healthcare sectors.

PHI and its programs are building health, amplifying community power and making a difference around the world.

We collaborate with others to reduce and eliminate commercial tobacco, promote healthy food, support physical activity, and address other causes of chronic disease. We partner with Tribal health leaders, federal agencies, national health advocacy organizations, state and local governments, planners, researchers, attorneys, community coalitions, and individuals working on public health issues to create healthier communities around the country.

Dedicated to the well-being of all people and guided by science, the World Health Organization leads and champions global efforts to give everyone, everywhere an equal chance to live a healthy life.