{"id":11420,"date":"2024-03-18T14:11:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/?p=11420"},"modified":"2024-07-22T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:09:31","slug":"national-public-health-week-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/03\/18\/national-public-health-week-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"National Public Health Week 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RCAHD Community Health Update
\n<\/span>A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

During the week of April 1-7, the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts will observe National Public Health Week. The national theme, \u201cProtecting, Connecting and Thriving: We Are All Public Health,\u201d emphasizes what we know is true: the community\u2019s health improves when we work together to build safe, interconnected, healthy communities for everyone.<\/p>\n

Every day, public health workers across our districts, the state, and the country strive to make sure that our water, air, and food are safe. In addition to efforts to assure conditions for all people to be healthy, the public health workforce is responsible for assessing the community\u2019s health; developing policies and programs to address needs; and assuring that those programs are effective, efficient, and available to all. Locally, RCAHD staff efforts have recently focused on Community Health Assessment processes in both the Roanoke Valley and Alleghany Highlands to gather input about health priorities directly from community members. These activities will allow us to both examine the complex issues that underlie community health and join partners to build a common agenda with shared resources.<\/p>\n

Additional public health activities undertaken by RCAHD staff over the past year have included:<\/p>\n