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 celebrated this observance by focusing on an issue that is important to improving the public's health.

The American Public Health Association (APHA) serves as the lead organizer of NPHW and with the help of its 50,000 members and hundreds of organizational partners, educate the public, policymakers, and practitioners about the importance of public health.

National Public Health Week 2012
April 2-8, 2012

A healthier America begins with...
strong public health systems across the country. APHA continues to champion the creation of the healthiest nation in one generation with an emphasis on public health’s essential role in prevention.

Visit the 2012 NPHW website

Visit the archived 2011 NPHW website