American Public Health Association: Professional organization concerned with issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs, programs related to chronic and infectious diseases, and professional education in public health.

NIH MeSH · D040363Health Care

American Public Health Association

Definition

Professional organization concerned with issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs, programs related to chronic and infectious diseases, and professional education in public health.

MeSH classification

  • N03.540.828.052

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Common questions about American Public Health Association

What does American Public Health Association mean in medicine?
Professional organization concerned with issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs, programs related to chronic and infectious diseases, and professional education in public health. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is American Public Health Association known by any other names?
American Public Health Association is the canonical name in the MeSH vocabulary. There are no commonly used alternate names for this concept in the official NIH database.
Where does American Public Health Association sit in the medical classification?
American Public Health Association falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N03.540.828.052). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D040363) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗