GPHA: Georgia Public Health Association

The Georgia Public Health Association is a non-profit corporation and is organized for the purpose of promoting the public and personal health of the citizens of Georgia. Learn More
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  • Climate, Clean Energy, and Health Symposium June 4

    Climate, Clean Energy, and Health Symposium June 4

    The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments invites you to this half-day event on June 4 in Atlanta. Get Details
  • Climate Change and Extreme Heat

    Climate Change and Extreme Heat

    Explore new resources and upcoming webinars about climate change and extreme heat from a public health perspective. Learn More
  • Public Health Legislative Updates

    Public Health Legislative Updates

    The Georgia General Assembly session has ended. Review weekly recaps of legislative activity related to public health on our Health Policy page.

The APHA 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo is set for November 2-5 in Washington, DC. 

Each year, APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo convenes about 12,000 public health professionals and partners from around the world to engage, collaborate and grow. The Annual Meeting brings together a broad spectrum of professionals across a variety of disciplines. As the largest public health gathering of the year, this is a meeting you won’t want to miss.

Meeting registration is now open! Click here to register for the APHA 2025 Annual Meeting.

What is GPHA?

The Georgia Public Health Association is a non-profit corporation and is organized for the purpose of promoting the public and personal health of the citizens of Georgia. Learn More >>

The Georgia Public Health Association is the largest group of public health professionals in the Southeast.

Becoming a GPHA member gives you access to a network of more than 1,000 other public health professionals, and opportunities for continuing education, recognition and awards, scholarships and much more.

GPHA memberships also make great gifts! Give the gift of membership today!

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News & Events

In-person Climate, Clean Energy, and Health Symposium Happening in Atlanta June 4

The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments invites you to “Investing in Health: The Local Impacts of Climate Action & Clean Energy”—a half-day event on June 4, 2025, at the Emory Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.

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Climate Change and Extreme Heat: The Public Health Perspective

The American Public Health Association’s Smart Surfaces Coalition has several resources and upcoming webinar opportunities to learn more about climate change and extreme heat from a public health perspective.

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Measles 2025: The State of the Outbreak

Join a free public webinar on Tuesday, May 27 from 4-5:30 p.m. EST for the latest information on the current measles outbreak in the United States.

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Health Policy

GPHA takes an active role in health policy in the state of Georgia. Each year we set legislative priorities, and work with a legislative liaison to advocate for public health policies.

On our health policy page you can learn more about our current legislative priorities, and read weekly updates from the legislative session.

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Journal jGPHA

The Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association is a peer reviewed publication addressing issues within the fields of public health, community health, and health education and promotion, particularly focusing on work conducted in and/or specifically relevant to Georgia.

Visit our jGPHA page to explore the current issue, view the archive, or learn about upcoming opportunities to for article submission and peer review.

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