Delaware County and public health officials throughout the state and nation joined  together to celebrate national public health week April 1st-7th.  

National Public Health Week is a celebration to recognize the contributions of public  health, highlight issues that are important to improving our nation and raise  awareness about health and prevention. 

Public health is more than just health care. It's the steps we take to make sure our  neighborhoods and environment are free from pollution. It's making sure our food  and water are safe to eat and drink. It's also the relationships we foster in our  communities and community agencies.  

The theme of this is “Protecting, Connecting, and Thinking We are All Public Health”.  Each day of national public health week observes specific public health topics to  educate the public, policymakers, and public health professionals about important  issues to improving public health. Focus areas include civic engagement, healthy  neighborhoods, climate change, new tools and innovations, reproductive and sexual  health, emergency preparedness, and the future of public health. For more  information about National Public Health Week, visit www.nphw.org