April 4th through 10th is National Public Health Week, an annual week of recognition hosted by the American Public Health Association for more than 25 years. This year’s theme is “Public Health is Where You Are.”

Public health efforts exist on global, national, state and local levels – all working to prevent disease, and promote and protect health. Public health is in the environment we live in, the places we work, and the policies that impact us. Stop lights, seat belts, vaccines, health screenings, water testing, and supplemental nutrition programs are all examples of public he...