The first full week of April is designated National PublicHealth Week in the United
States . Health Briefs TV celebrates this
national initiative to help promote healthy lives for everyone.
Throughout every state and every county in the state, no two
health departments are the same. Each one has its own unique community and
population striving to serve through program and services tailored to its
residents, and often with dwindling funds. The people and community will change
over the years, and as it does, the Health Departments have to change too.
Here’s a look, nationally, at what this week is all about:
- Building healthy communities by committing funds to healthier schools, homes, parks, and community centers.
- Providing quality healthcare no matter the age, race, sex, income level of the resident.
- Ensuring that schools and other facilities provide healthy meals and exercise programs.
- Finding and implementing ways to curtail stress.
The Health Briefs TV show also notes some of the top public
health concerns Americans may have to contend with: obesity and diabetes, high
blood pressure, Zika infection, climate change and how it affects public
health, community environmental challenges and how to combat them, and keeping
seniors healthy and mobile, and ensuring every person in the United States has
clean, safe drinking water. Join us as we share news about National Public
Health Week.
