National Public Health Week

In 1995, former President William Jefferson Clinton proclaimed the first full week of April as National Public Health Week (NPHW). Each year since then the public health community has focused on issues that are important to improving the public's health.

Public Health Association (APHA) serves as the organizer of NPHW and develops a national campaign to educate the public, policymakers and practitioners during the week about issues related to the theme. APHA creates comprehensive planning, organizing and outreach materials that can be used during and after the week to advance the issue. In our 11th year, NPHW is being celebrated in every state in the nation. This year, the focus of NPHW is children and the built environment and the tagline is “Designing Healthy Communities: Raising Healthy Kids.” APHA and its partners will highlight the week by inspiring Americans to build healthier communities and healthier kids.

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