CRATER HEALTH DISTRICT CELEBRATES NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK APRIL 6-12, 2015

Healthiest Nation 2030

April 7, 2015

(Petersburg, Va.)-The Crater Health District celebrates National Public Health Week during the first full week of April each year. Local health departments recognize the significant contributions of public health, and inform the public of the variety of services available to each Crater community. Public health plays a role in helping to make healthy choices easier for all communities. Focusing on improving the health of Crater communities supports the Virginia Department of Health’s goal of being the healthiest state in the nation, and the American Public Health Association’s goal of making the US the Healthiest Nation in One Generation by 2030. “Take time this week to stop by the displays we have set up across Crater to learn how your local health departments are working with community partners to help make Crater the healthiest district in the state,” said Health Director Alton Hart, Jr., MD, MPH.

National Public Health Week Community Outreach Schedule

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Emporia/Greensville YMCA, 212 Weaver Avenue, Emporia, VA 23847 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Emporia/Greensville YMCA, 212 Weaver Avenue, Emporia, VA 23847 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Hopewell Department of Social Services, 316 Cawson Street, Hopewell, VA 23860 (1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Petersburg Transit Center, 100 W Washington Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Petersburg Public Library, 201 West Washington Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Great Valu, 608 County Drive, Wakefield, VA 23888 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Thursday, April 9, 2015
Hopewell Department of Social Services, 316 Cawson Street, Hopewell, VA 23860 (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Petersburg Harding Street Community Center, 453 Harding Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Petersburg Public Library, 201 West Washington Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Petersburg Transit Center, 100 W Washington Street, Petersburg, VA (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Waverly Drug, 328 West Main Street, Waverly, VA 23890 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Friday, April 10, 2015
Food Lion, 4320 Westgate Drive, Dinwiddie, VA 23803 (9am – 4:30pm)
Petersburg Harding Street Community Center, 453 Harding Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 (9am – 4:30pm)

For more information about National Public Health Week, visit www.nphw.org. To learn more about public health efforts in Crater Health District, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/LHD/crater/ or call 804-863-1652.