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The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently adopted 12 policies at its 136th Annual Meeting in San Diego. The newly adopted policies address a broad range of public health issues from Vitamin D deficiency and smoking in films to reproductive health and removal of wisdom teeth.

Following are descriptions of the measures approved by the Association’s Governing Council during the Annual Meeting from Oct. 25-29, 2008. …

SEE APHA’s full policy statement on community water fluoridation