date:05/05 Year:2025
American College of Preventive Medicine Launches Preventive Medicine 2025 in Seattle
(SEATTLE, WA) The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) announces the kickoff of its annual conference, Preventive Medicine 2025, on Monday, May 5 in Seattle, WA. This year’s theme, “Moving the Needle for Preventive Medicine and Public Health,” emphasizes the importance of research, policy and collaboration to enhance prevention and well-being for all.date:01/15 Year:2025
American College of Preventive Medicine Sends Incoming Trump-Vance Administration Recommendations to Prevent Chronic Disease and Invest in Public Health
(WASHINGTON, DC) The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) published a comprehensive set of recommendations to the incoming Trump-Vance Administration, as well as the 119th Congress, urging them to prioritize disease prevention and invest in public health. Facing a chronic disease crisis, ACPM is determined to encourage and collaborate with the administration and Congress to ensure evidence-supported, science-based public health policy and decision-making is implemented to protect the health of our Nation.date:10/10 Year:2024
ACPM Bestows Annual Blumenthal Award to Four Medical Associations
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Last night, the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) presented the annual Dr. Daniel S. Blumenthal Award to four organizations in recognition of efforts to promote health equity. Representatives from the National Medical Association (NMA), National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP) and American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) accepted the recognition for their organizations’ exemplary work. They subsequently participated in a panel discussion on equity in medical practice and leadership roles in medicine.date:07/09 Year:2024
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physicians Statement on the Elimination of Funding for Training Programs
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The House Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations bill eliminates critical public health funding, including Public Health and Preventive Medicine Training Programs. These programs, represented by the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), play a pivotal role in training current and future public health physicians. The entirety of the proposed LHHS funding, which cuts over $24 billion from Fiscal Year 2024, should raise concern not only for board-certified public health physicians, but also for the general public.date:07/02 Year:2024
American College of Preventive Medicine Joins Veterans Affairs to Celebrate Milestone in Certification for Military Environmental Exposures Program
More than 1,000 healthcare providers across the nation are now certified to recognize signsof environmental exposures in Veterans, ensuring the right kind of care is provided to those who served our country.
date:06/03 Year:2024
ACPM Announces Preventive Medicine Joins "The Match"
The approach to matching incoming preventive medicine residents to their training programs will be updated from a manual to an automated process beginning the 2024/2025 resident application cycle.date:04/22 Year:2024
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PRESENTS SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS AND ACPM AWARD WINNERS
Select physicians were recognized for their commitment to public health and preventive medicine within their local communities and across the nation at annual Preventive Medicine Conference.date:03/21 Year:2024
American College of Preventive Medicine Applauds Passage of Preventive Health Savings Act
The House of Representatives passed legislation that extends the scoring window of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to up to 30 years when evaluating legislation for preventive health care.date:10/19 Year:2023
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AWARDS DR. CAMARA PHYLLIS JONES ANNUAL DANIEL S. BLUMENTHAL AWARD AND LECTURE
Washington, DC (October 19, 2023) - The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) awarded the annual Dr. Daniel S. Blumenthal Memorial Lecture to Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, a family physician, epidemiologist and past President of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Dr. Jones recently completed one year as a Leverhulme Visiting Professor in Global Health and Social Medicine at King’s College London. She is currently a Commissioner on the O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health, as well as an Adjunct Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health and a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Jones presented a lecture on confronting racism denial and accepted the honor at an event held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in front of an audience of key leaders in health and healthcare.