Public Health is:

local clinics • healthy mothers and healthy babies • breastfeeding • vaccinations • clean, fluoridated water • car seats • seatbelts • traffic laws • prepared communities • clean air • mental health services • school nutrition programs • tobacco-free environments • safe workplaces • green communities • medical research • sex education • jogging trails and bike paths • safe and clean places to play • sidewalks • elderly services • city planning • healthy homes

Public health is: the promotion of good health and the prevention of disease.

Unfortunately, we’re not there yet. The United States may spend more on health care than any other country, but even our best efforts have failed to make America a healthier nation. Check the facts:

• U.S. life expectancy ranks 46th in the world, behind Japan, most of Europe, and even countries such as South Korea and Jordan.
• A baby born today in the U.S is more likely to die before its first birthday than in almost any other developed country.
• Nearly one in 20 residents in the nation’s capital are HIV-positive.
• All minorities, except Alaska Natives, have a rate of type 2 diabetes that is two to six times greater than that of the white population.

With your help we can reverse these statistics. It all starts with one. What will you do to help make America the healthiest nation in one generation?