Podiatric physicians play an important role in the field of public health in 1975 the podiatric health section of the american public health association apha formulated an official statement of the roles and responsibilities of podiatrists in the public health field entitled functions and educational qualifications of podiatrists in public health the document was published in the september 1975 issue of the american journal of public health for more than 2 decades it remained the . Public health and podiatric medicine principles and practice 2nd ed edited by arthur e helfand dpm 589 pages american public health association apha press washington dc 2006 5595 3916 for apha members. Podiatric physicians play an important role in the field of public health in 1975 the podiatric health section of the american public health association apha formulated an official statement of the roles and responsibilities of podiatrists in the public health field entitled functions and educational qualifications of podiatrists in public health the document was published in the september 1975 issue of the american journal of public health for more than 2 decades it remained the . Podiatric physicians play an important role in the field of public health in 1975 the podiatric health section of the american public health association apha formulated an official statement of the roles and responsibilities of podiatrists in the public health field. Podiatric public health has been defined as that spe cial area of podiatric medicine that is concerned with preventing treating and managing foot and related disorders and the pedal manifestations of systemic disease and promoting foot health through organized community efforts in effect it views the community as a whole rather than the individual as the pa tient it focuses on