It’s National Public Health Week!

National Public Health Week is here and we hope you’re excited! There are many ways to get involved throughout the week and beyond, so be sure to check www.nphw.org often for new events and follow @NPHW on twitter, and ‘like’ the APHA Facebook page.

Surgeon General Regina Benjamin kicks off National Public Health Week (video)
Watch as Surgeon General Regina Benjamin kicks off National Public Health Week and explains how public health is a return on investment. The video announces the beginning of a national effort to engage more people in the simple, yet extraordinarily beneficial form of exercise: walking.

Tell us what public health means to you
National Public Health Week is the perfect time for you to tell us what public health means to you. Participate in our NPHW Message Board and complete the following phrases: “Public Health is …”, and “A world without public health would be …” Simply download the messages, fill in your thoughts, take a picture and send it to us at www.nphw.org and we’ll post it to the APHA Facebook page. It’s a simple and fun way to get involved in NPHW!

Join the NPHW Twitter chat, Wednesday, April 3, at 2 p.m. EDT
As part of National Public Health Week, we’re hosting a third Twitter chat and we hope you can join us! Scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, at 2 p.m. EDT, engage with fellow public health advocates on important public health topics that relate to public health’s return on investment. We'll explore and discuss ways in which evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion initiatives can save lives and money. Twitter makes it easy for you to get involved in the conversation. Just include #NPHWchat in your tweet or follow @NPHW. RSVP and invite your friends!

Tell us how you’re celebrating National Public Health Week
Hosting an event? Tell us about it by submitting it to the NPHW events calendar. And submit your NPHW activities to The Nation’s Health. APHA’s newspaper will publish submissions from across the country. Send in your National Public Health Week news and events by April 19!