APHA announced Sunday the theme for National Public Health Week 2012: “A Healthier America Begins Today: Join the Movement!” The annual health observance, which mobilizes communities across the country to recognize the contributions of public health, will be celebrated April 2-8, 2012.
With nearly 1 million Americans dying every year from diseases that could be prevented, even small preventive changes and community initiatives can make a big difference in living healthier lives. National Public Health Week 2012 will build upon the National Prevention Strategy to create a healthier nation by promoting healthy behaviors in the following areas: active living and healthy eating; alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; communicable diseases; reproductive and sexual health; and mental and emotional well-being.
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Sheila says:
Nov 12, 2011
I think it would be better not to target the individual, but instead have the environment in which the individial lives be our focus. Anyone who watched unnatural causes knows that by changing the environment (housing, food access, etc.) that you change people’s lives. The world around us must be changed, not behavior. I am disappointed in the message to Promote healthy behaviors.
Live from APHA | Washington, DC | Degrees Live says:
May 8, 2013
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