Building a Movement to Be the Healthiest Nation

There is a political, social, or artistic movement when groups of people work together to advance ideas. Great movements like the labor movement, the civil rights movement, or the women’s suffrage movement were effective in moving people to action, changing our cultural beliefs, and advancing the well-being of the human condition. The American Public Health Association (APHA) is working to create a movement to improve our health—a movement that recognizes that health is a fundamental human right with a core belief that we can live in and be a part of the healthiest nation. We call the people involved in the movement to get us there “Generation Public Health.