{"id":62514,"date":"2015-04-07T07:13:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T12:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=62514"},"modified":"2015-04-07T07:13:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T12:13:04","slug":"health-dept-to-mark-public-health-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2015\/04\/07\/health-dept-to-mark-public-health-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Dept. to mark ‘Public Health Week’"},"content":{"rendered":"

VW County Health Dept. information<\/i><\/p>\n

During the first week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings together communities across the U.S. to observe National Public Health Week (NPHW). This week is a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving the overall health of communities, counties, states and the nation as a whole.<\/p>\n

The Van Wert County Health Department plays a crucial role in supporting the public health system of the community with the help of several local and state partners. The department is celebrating NPHW by promoting public health throughout the week and participating in a Regional Emergency Preparedness Exercise on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\"VW<\/a>\u201cBeing healthy requires more than just visiting the doctor\u2019s office and the gym,\u201d said Director of Nursing Kim Haas, R.N. \u201cEvery resident, organization and business has a role in ensuring that we can all live long, healthy lives here in Van Wert County.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each day during NPHW has a different theme and public health focus:<\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 7, Starting from Zip — <\/i>Today, the ZIP code a person resides in says far too much about their health. The effort to make the U.S. the healthiest nation in one generation starts with ensuring equity across our communities.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 8, Building Momentum — <\/i>Significant shifts demonstrate that the momentum is building around a higher commitment to the nation\u2019s public health. A broad range of influential organizations are taking important steps in line with creating the healthiest nation. These steps include CVS Health\u2019s decision to stop selling tobacco products as well as sixteen major food and beverage companies\u2019 commitment to reduce the calories in their products by 6.4 trillion calories.<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 9, Building Broader Communities — <\/i>A network of partners and connections are needed in communities to make the U.S. the healthiest nation in one generation. The public health community must expand its partnerships to collaborate with city planners, education officials, public, private and for-profit organizations who impact the nation\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

Friday, April 10, Building on 20 Years of Success — <\/i>2015 marks the 20th anniversary of APHA coordinating National Public Health Week. Some of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century include achieving a record high level of vaccination coverage in the country, a reduction in the rate of deaths attributed to motor vehicle crashes and approximately 1.6 million lives saved due to efforts to reduce tobacco use.<\/p>\n

To learn more about NPHW visit www.nphw.org. To learn more about Van Wert County Health Department, visit its website at www.vanwertcountyhealth.org or \u201clike\u201d it on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW County Health Dept. information During the first week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings together communities across the U.S. to observe National Public Health Week (NPHW). This week is a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving the overall health […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 08:41:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}