National Public Health Week - April 5 - 11, 2010
“A Healthier America: One Community at a Time” is the theme for this year's annual observance, which serves to highlight the accomplishments of public health in local communities, the nation and across the globe. Metro Health will be celebrating NPHW with the following events:
Metro Health Day on the Plaza... Wednesday, April 7 - 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Main Plaza, 115 N. Main Street
San Antonio’s Public Health Team will celebrate National Public Health Week with a community wellness fair highlighting a variety of Metro Health programs and services as well as two physical fitness sessions. The free event will provide residents and visitors an opportunity to learn about public health and participate through interactive booths, games, informational handouts and giveaways.
World TB Day... Friday, April 9 - 12:30 - 5 p.m., Texas Diabetes Institute Auditorium, 701 S. Zarzamora
Education and the latest information will be available on one of the world's most deadliest diseases. Free CNE and CEU will be available, provided by University Health System.
National Infant Immunization Week - April 24 - May 1
NIIW highlights the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrates the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Parents visiting Metro Health immunization clinics to have their child(ren) vaccinated during this week will receive free giveaways (while supplies last).National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month - May 1- 31
The month of May is annually observed as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. The highlight of the observance is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, which will take place on May 5, 2010. The purpose of this ninth annual event is to focus the attention of teens on the importance of avoiding teen pregnancy and other serious consequences of sex. On the National Day, teens nationwide are asked to go www.sanantonio.gov/ProjectWORTH and take a short, scenario-based quiz (available in English and Spanish). The online quiz challenges young people to think carefully about what they would do in a number of risky sexual situations.
World No Tobacco Day - May 31
Controlling the epidemic of tobacco among women is an important part of any comprehensive tobacco control strategy. This day is designed to draw particular attention to the harmful effects of tobacco marketing towards women and girls. Women comprise about 20% of the world's more than 1 billion smokers. However, rates of females smoking are on the rise. Especially troubling is the rising prevalence of tobacco use among girls.
Metro Health's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program.
