Press Release courtesy of the Southwest Georgia Public Health District
Albany, GA – Southwest Health District is observing National Public Health Week April 1-7.
“During the week, we will celebrate the power of prevention, advocate for healthy and fair policies, share strategies for successful partnerships and champion the role of a strong public health system,” said Dr. Charles Ruis, Health Director for Southwest Health District. “Each day of National Public Health Week will focus on a public health topic.”
The American Public Health Association, which sponsors the weeklong observance, said the goal is for the topics to spark new conversations and engage new stakeholders in communities regarding Public Health. The daily themes identified for National Public Health Week by the APHA are:
* Healthy communities-people’s health longevity and well-being are connected to their communities and smart local policies can prioritize their health
* Violence prevention-research shows violence is impacting our health through suicide, gun violence, intimate partner violence and more
* Rural health-rural communities have higher burdens of chronic disease and limited access to primary care and prevention services
* Technology and Public Health-technology can be a potent Public Health tool and can help encourage positive health behavior changes
* Climate change-addressing climate change comes with new opportunities to save lives and improve health
* Global health-across the world, communities still struggle with preventable and often-neglected diseases that resources can help combat
“We are all touched by these issues,” Ruis noted. “Public Health’s greatest strength is in the diversity of its supporters and their expertise. We are all part of solutions to these problems.”
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