Rally seeks removal of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

Rally seeks removal of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

Nov 5, 2025

By Ann Suellentrop, MSRN After attending the 11/2-5 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washington, DC, I and about 1,000 health care workers and supporters held a 2-hour “Rally for America’s Health” on the National Mall. We marched to the...
Vets for Peace at APHA targets public health costs of war, militarism

Vets for Peace at APHA targets public health costs of war, militarism

Nov 5, 2025

By Jane Stoever Ann Suellentrop, MS RN, vice chair of PeaceWorks KC, is learning how much public health depends on peace and justice. She’s in Washington, DC, at the first American Public Health Association annual meeting she’s ever attended. She’s sending us pictures...
Ann Suellentrop shares public health fight to save our country

Ann Suellentrop shares public health fight to save our country

Nov 3, 2025

“Welcome to the fight. Welcome to the movement. Your mission begins now.” That was the opening message to 6,000 public health advocates at the annual meeting in DC of the American Public Health Association (APHA). The 6,000 were painfully aware of fired public health...