Public Health Matters

Author: phadvocate

  • Health Equity Starts Here

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    NPHW 2025 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2024) defines health equity as the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. This idea is shared and goes a bit further when described by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2025). The WHO has declared…

  • Climate Action Starts Here: Building Resilience for All

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    NPHW 2025 Everyone is affected by this world’s climate. Unfortunately, it can affect some people more adversely than others. Usually, those people are not the ones who have made decisions or taken actions that have produced outcomes that negatively affect the environment, whether that be the air, water and in some cases the soil. Everyone…

  • National Public Health Week 2025: It Starts Here

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    Many are aware of the 10 achievements of public health (e.g., vaccinations, motor-vehicle safety, safer workplaces, infectious disease control, coronary heart disease and stroke declines, safer/healthier foods, healthier mothers and babies, family planning, drinking water fluoridation, and tobacco recognized as a health hazard). Yet, public health achievements continue to be made. The graphic illustrates some…

  • National Public Health Week

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    National Public Health Week (NPHW) is observed April 7-13, 2025, to bring attention to public health and prevention. NPHW was organized 30 years ago by the American Public Health Association. It seeks to remind us all that public health is not just for a single person, public health is for you, your family, your friends…

  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness

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  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness

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    March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. Colorectal cancer is a disease where cells in the colon or rectum grows out of control. It is the 4th most common cancer diagnosis and the 2nd most common cause of death in the United States.3 According to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that there will be…

  • Endometriosis

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    March is designated as the month to bring awareness to endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disease where the uterine lining grows outside of the uterus and sometimes in other places in the body. In most cases, the uterine lining has been found on the ovaries, fallopian tubes and surrounding tissues, which include the bowels or bladder.…

  • Endometriosis Awareness

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    March is Endometriosis Awareness month. Endometriosis, also known as “endo” is a painful condition that affects approximately five million American women. Check out the resource provided here to learn a little more about symptoms, treatment, support, and available resources.

  • Heart Disease and Black Women

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    Heart disease is the number one cause of death for all women in the United States.3 When we look deeper into this, we see that Black women are affected in greater numbers than women in other racial groups. They are 2 to 3 times more likely to die from heart disease when compared to White…

  • Women and Heart Disease

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    Since 2004, February has been designated as the month to bring awareness to heart disease in women. In the United States, heart disease is the number one cause of death for women. Every year, one in three women die from heart disease. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease can affect women of…