Special Edition - NPHW
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Celebrate National Public Health Week!
April 5 - 11 is National Public Health Week, a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight areas in need of improvement. This year's national theme is A Healthier America: One Community at a Time.
Metro Health's hope is to create a healthier San Antonio area. We are striving to achieve that every day through various initiatives and programs. You can check out some of them during our community wide health fair on April 7. It's just one of the Metro Health activities taking place during National Public Health Week.
We face many challenges in our community with obesity, physical inactivity and their resulting effects coming in at the top of the list. Find out what new developments have transpired to address these issues.
Also, did you know that public health has played a part in adding a minimum of 25 years to your life? And, what should you do if one of the 12,000 babies born each day in our country is in your care? Read those details, get tips for summer travel, help a child turn some lemons into lemonade, and see how we find a "cure" for used medical equipment in this special edition of Health e-News as we celebrate National Public Health Week.
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More about
Our Vision
Optimal health for our communities and our environmentOur Mission
Provide leadership and services for San Antonio and Bexar County to
prevent illness and injury, promote healthy behaviors, and
protect against health hazards.
In the Community
Metro Health will host a community health fair on Wednesday, April 7 during National Public Health Week. Join us in Main Plaza from
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. to learn more
about public health, receive
great health information and
giveaways, and more!
Click here for details.
Featured Employee
In honor of
National Public Health Week,
the featured employee(s) of this special edition of Health e-News is the entire Metro Health team.
Click here for a complete list of
San Antonio's Public Health Team.
Did you know...?
Public health is credited for lengthening the average life span of Americans by 25 of the 30 years gained since 1900. Click here for a list of the top 10 public health achievements in the 20th century.
In the News
Federal grant to help S.A. fight obesity. Watch the video...
Bexar County residents get quicker STD results.
Watch the video...
S.A. teaches kids how to
"kick butt"
for a cause.
Read the story on page 24.
Snapshot
of Health
Enjoying their gift of fruit from H-E-B, teen members of the Boys & Girls Club pause to pose for the camera.
H-E-B donated 150 reusable bags that were filled with fruit for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant award announcement.
The local grocer also donated two bicycles and about 20 sports balls to the Calderon Boys & Girls Club.
Two club members won the bicycles.
Healthy Link
Trying to quit smoking?
New FREE tobacco cessation products are available through the quitline.
Call 1-877-YES-QUIT.
The Artwork
In 2007, the Steps to a Healthier San Antonio Program (Steps-SA), in
collaboration with San Antonio ISD and the Southwest School of Art and
Craft, presented "A Healthy Community Through the Eyes of a Child" in
which children from local schools expressed their creative vision of
health
concerns and issues affecting their community through the use
of art.