This week (5-11 April) is being observed as National Public Health Week, which is designed to recognize the contributions of public health and also to educate the public, as well as policy-makers and public health professionals, about issues important to improving public health. This year’s theme is “A Healthier America: One Community at a Time.”
Public health, as defined by the Association of Schools of Public Health, is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. People involved in the public health field work in a variety of areas designed to protect the health of communities and the individuals and families that make up the communities.
I would like to take this moment to express my appreciation for all those involved with public health, especially those here in the New England area – both at the local level and state level. Often their efforts go unnoticed – until something happens that brings there work into the limelight, like the recent efforts against the H1N1 virus.
The first full week of April has been observed as National Public Health Week since 1995. The American Public Health Association serves as the organizer of this event, and the association leads a national campaign focusing issues related to the year’s theme. This year the association is asking everyone to champion public health by making healthy changes - big and small - in their families, individual neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools.
In a related note: to help people gain a better understanding of the various roles public health professionals play each day to ensure a healthy American public, the Association of Schools of Public Health has developed a website, What is Public Health?
This website works to show what public health encompasses, the impact public health has on our lives, and the types of careers available in the field of public health.
Click on this link to go to the site:
Public health, as defined by the Association of Schools of Public Health, is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. People involved in the public health field work in a variety of areas designed to protect the health of communities and the individuals and families that make up the communities.
I would like to take this moment to express my appreciation for all those involved with public health, especially those here in the New England area – both at the local level and state level. Often their efforts go unnoticed – until something happens that brings there work into the limelight, like the recent efforts against the H1N1 virus.
The first full week of April has been observed as National Public Health Week since 1995. The American Public Health Association serves as the organizer of this event, and the association leads a national campaign focusing issues related to the year’s theme. This year the association is asking everyone to champion public health by making healthy changes - big and small - in their families, individual neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools.
In a related note: to help people gain a better understanding of the various roles public health professionals play each day to ensure a healthy American public, the Association of Schools of Public Health has developed a website, What is Public Health?
This website works to show what public health encompasses, the impact public health has on our lives, and the types of careers available in the field of public health.
Click on this link to go to the site:
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