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
<http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=N1oMrCdnaA12WuboenRmOw> often for new
events and follow @NPHW on twitter
<http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=oT6WSS20WcOGiIWvNgMfCQ> , and 'like'
the APHA Facebook page.
<http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=1qsLMry-GJAD6c1g-iFeKA>
Surgeon General Regina Benjamin kicks off National Public Health Week
(video)
Watch as Surgeon General Regina Benjamin kicks off National Public
Health Week <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6cA1OGBUE> 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
<http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=UAvakT9CKVZYVNpJucdg1w> 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
<http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=QLycfxTk3L5ivMEep0DuOg> in your tweet
or follow @NPHW <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=y5ozeVOTAcKZP4ru6n7vuA>
. RSVP <http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=Zs_3NnIqza8DiI9W3E4xrQ> 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 <http://www.nphw.org/events/submit-an-event> . And submit your
NPHW activities to The Nation's Health
<http://www.nphw.org/events/submit-an-event> . APHA's newspaper will
publish submissions from across the country. Send in your National
Public Health Week news and events by April 19!