Public Health Infrastructure and Funding
2025 Advocacy Priorities
Where We Stand
The American College of Physicians believes it is imperative that we as a nation invest in and maintain a strong public health infrastructure in order to prevent illness and promote health. A strong public health infrastructure provides the capacity to prepare for and respond to both emergency and ongoing threats to the nation’s health.
Policies
- Position Statement on Reducing Traffic-Related Fatalities and Injuries 6/16/2025
- Improving Health and Health Care in Rural Communities: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians 3/2025
- Preparing for Future Pandemics and Public Health Emergencies 7/25/2023
- Modernizing the United States’ Public Health Infrastructure 7/17/2023
- Position Statement on Immunization Policies to Protect the Public 9/14/2021
- Position Statement on Promoting Policy Standards for Workplace Violence Prevention and Management 9/14/2021
- Statement of Principles on the Role of Governments in Regulating the Patient-Physician Relationship 8/2012
Latest Advocacy Efforts
- LetterJoint Letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Calling for Oversight of Leadership Changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 9/12/2025
- LetterJoint Letter to the Senate HELP Committee Calling for Oversight of Leadership Changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 9/12/2025
- StatementAmerican College of Physicians Calls for Removal of Secretary Kennedy at HHS 9/10/2025
- StatementEnding Vaccine Requirements Puts Floridians and Others at Risk 9/4/2025
- StatementLeading Physician Organizations Say Turmoil at the CDC Puts Lives at Risk 9/3/2025
- StatementInternal Medicine Physicians Saddened by Shooting Outside of CDC Headquarters 8/11/2025
- StatementStatement from Leading Physician Groups on HHS Decision to Pull mRNA Vaccine Funding 8/7/2025
- StatementStatement from Medical Association Liaisons to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Being Barred from Nation’s Vaccine Review Process 8/1/2025
- StatementStatement from Leading Physician Groups on USPSTF Changes 7/28/2025
- LetterJoint Coalition Letter to Congressional Appropriators Supporting the Highest Possible Fiscal Year 2026 Allocation for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 7/25/2025
- LetterJoint Support Letter Urging Congress to Protect the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 7/9/2025
- StatementLeading Medical Professional Societies, Patient Sue HHS, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Unlawful, Unilateral Vaccine Changes 7/7/2025
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