04/06/2026
It's National Public Health Week!
Your Local Epidemiologist sez:
Public health is, quite literally, an invisible shield, and it’s essential to make it visible.
A teenager in crisis is still alive because their parents put a lock on that gun.
A mom mixed baby formula with safe drinking water and did not have to think twice about it.
An asthmatic kid did not have to go to the ED, because an air quality alert went out after a wildfire.
A toddler walked away from a crash because of a properly installed car seat.
A construction worker went home to his family because he wore that harness.
Kids stayed in school because a measles outbreak was stopped in its tracks.
A park stayed open for play and exercise because of effective mosquito prevention.
None of this is headline material; it’s all happening in the background. And that’s the point. That’s public health’s invisible shield promoting a rich, fulfilling life and society. But that’s also the immense challenge: if no one sees it or feels it or can define it, how can they support it?
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