A 2009 APHA policy statement noted that "war and the preparation for war divert resources to military purposes while reducing expenditures for public health, health care, and the determinants of health... [and that] the diversion of these resources is felt profoundly in all aspects of life." Over a decade later, that statement rings more true than ever. Military spending accounts for more than 10 percent of all federal spending and nearly half of discretionary spending. Yet from 2008 through 2018, state governmental public health spending saw no growth—except in injury prevention—leaving states ill equipped to respond to COVID-19 and other emerging and existing health needs. The speakers in this session, planned by APHA's Peace Caucus, will address redirecting excessive U.S. military expenditures to adequately fund public health, create equitable health care with single-payer "improved Medicare for all," and ensure the availability of health workers to meet these needs.