Event organizers can start making plans now for their events with free tools and information on the NPHW website
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Clean air, clean water, safe food, safe streets, health equity for all — it all starts with public health.
APHA’s 30th observance of National Public Health Week, to be celebrated April 7-13, embraces that idea with its theme of “It Starts Here.” NPHW 2025 will bring together public health workers, students, organizations and leaders for a weeklong celebration of public health.
This year’s event will also look back on 30 years of observances and public health progress.
Since APHA began leading NPHW in 1995, the annual observance has transformed from a small number of events in a few states to a nationwide event celebrated in hundreds of locations by a wide range of supporters. APHA has also secured regular NPHW declarations from the White House and commemorations from Congress.
In addition, public health has made major accomplishments over the past decades, such as ending indoor smoking, expanding health insurance coverage to low-income Americans and creating a COVID-19 vaccine in record-breaking time
To honor that history, many NPHW 2025 participants will celebrate public health accomplishments using free resources provided by APHA, such as graphics and fact sheets. The Association has also released a new NPHW 30th anniversary logo for use.
“It Starts Here” not only acknowledges policy successes that protect population health, but also upholds the work of front-line workers, said Michelle Loosli, MS, APHA’s director of Affiliate affairs.
“Our public health workforce stands on the front lines to prevent disease, promote wellness and protect vulnerable populations,” she told The Nation’s Health.
NPHW 2025 will have five pillars of public health participants can organize around: making public health a priority, championing climate resilience, advancing health equity, strengthening the public health workforce and amplifying voices for public health advocacy.
Event participants will be able to share and gain inspiration from others by posting their events on the NPHW online calendar.
APHA will also organize events for the celebration. And the popular Keep It Moving Challenge will be returning as well, running Jan. 1 through April 13.
For more information, visit www.nphw.org.
- Copyright The Nation’s Health, American Public Health Association
