The American Association of Public Health Physicians est. 1954
Motto: The Voice of Public Health Physicians, Guardians of the Public's Health
| Promote the Public's Health. |
| Represent Public Health Physicians. |
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Educate the nation on the role and importance of the Public Health Physician's knowledge and skills in practicing population medicine. |
| Foster Communication, Education and Scholarship in Public Health. |
Objectives:
| Advocate for public health and preventive services. |
| Advocate on behalf of Public Health Physicians. |
| Serve as a forum for Public Health Physicians and by doing so, strengthen the sense of "community" and facilitate an exchange of ideas among geographically dispersed Public Health Physicians. |
| Provide and facilitate career enhancement support services for Public Health Physicians. |
| Serve as the voice of Public Health Physicians to the American Medical Association (AMA), sister public health organizations, news media, government and the general public. |
| Facilitate recruitment and retention of Public Health Physicians into the AMA. |
Note: All pictures in the above Public Health slideshow are from the CDC Public Health Image Library available at: http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp
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