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National Public Health Week

Join us in Celebrating National Public Health Week, April 6 - 12, 2026

Ready. Set. Action! is this year’s theme. As we celebrate, take a moment to recognize how public health has improved our daily lives, safeguarded our families, expanded our life spans, and strengthened our communities. This week is also a chance to honor the public health workers who show up for us every day — and to advocate for policies and practices that promote good health for all.

About NPHW

Each National Public Health Week highlights key public health topics essential to building the healthiest nation. APHA develops factsheets, social media content and engagement tools to help you take action and educate your community. Explore our past focus areas to see how your organization, school, or community can make a difference.

2026 NPHW Priority Topics

For more than 150 years, public health has dramatically transformed life expectancy and quality of life in the United States. Yet many of these once-unimaginable gains are now taken for granted. National Public Health Week 2026 will launch a bold, highly visible, public-facing advertising and engagement campaign centered on a simple truth: Good Health Doesn’t Just Happen.

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Ready. Set. Action: Government Partners

Government agencies and public health professionals must row in the same direction. Coordination is the backbone of clean water, safe food, disease prevention and emergency response.

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Ready. Set. Action: Scientific Advancement

Science is not abstract — it is the reason most children live past the age of five and most adults live well into later life. Science delivered vaccines, sanitation, seatbelts and safer workplaces.

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Ready. Set. Action: Community Leadership

Public health lives in our environments: the air we breathe, water we drink, sidewalks we walk and parks we enjoy.

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Ready. Set. Action: You Partner with Public Health

Public health is not something done to you — it is something created with you.

NPHW 2025 PRIORITY AREAS AND FACT SHEETS

It Starts Here: Your Health is Our Mission | Climate Action Starts Here: Championing Resilience for Health | Health Equity Starts Here: Optimizing Health for All | Advocacy Starts Here: Amplifying Voices for Public Health | The Future of Public Health Starts Here: Strengthening the Public Health Workforce

NPHW 2024 DAILY THEMES AND FACT SHEETS

Civic Engagement | Healthy Neighborhoods | Climate Change | New Tools and Innovations | Reproductive and Sexual Health | Emergency Preparedness | Future of Public Health

NPHW 2023 DAILY THEMES AND FACT SHEETS

Community | Violence Prevention | Reproductive and Sexual Health | Mental Health | Rural Health | Accessibility | Food and Nutrition

NPHW 2022 DAILY THEMES AND FACT SHEETS

Racism: A Public Health Crisis | Public Health Workforce: Essential to our Future | Community: Collaboration and Resilience | World Health Day: Health is a Human Right | Accessibility: Closing the Health Equity Gap | Climate Change: Taking Action for Equity | Mental Wellness: Redefining the Meaning of Health