Awareness Days/Weeks
National Public Health Week
National Public Health Week - APHA
First full week of April each year.
Safe + Sound Week
Safe + Sound Week - OSHA
A nationwide event to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in workplaces.
International Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. August 31st each year
National Preparedness Month
National Preparedness Month
National Preparedness Month (NPM), provides an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. Each September
National Food Safety Month
National Food Safety Month
National Food Safety Month was created in 1994 to heighten the awareness of food safety education. Each September
Get Ready Day
Get Ready Day - APHA
Helps Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all disasters and hazards, including pandemic flu, infectious disease, natural disasters and other emergencies.
Held the third Tuesday of each September
Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Prescription Drug Take Back Day - DEA
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
Great American Smokeout
Great American Smokeout - ACS
Encourage smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. Third Thursday of November each year
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
An opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. December 1st each year.
Events
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting
APHA Annual Meeting
Early November each year, location moving to major cities around the US.
Organizations
American Public Health Association (APHA)
https://www.apha.org/
Student and other discounted memberships available. Green discount available.
Publishes American Journal of Public Health 12 issues per year, The Nation’s Health newspaper 10 x per year.
Local Websites
South Dakota Department of Health (SD DOH)
South Dakota Department of Health
City of Sioux Falls Health Department
Sioux Falls Health Department
Training and Educational Websites
TRAIN Learning Network
TRAIN is a national learning network that provides quality training opportunities for professionals who protect and improve the public’s health.
CDC TRAIN Learning Network
Data Websites
United States Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
US Census Bureau
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wonder
WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.
CDC WONDER
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program provides information on cancer statistics in an effort to reduce the cancer burden among the U.S. population.
NCI SEER Program
Above are links to agencies, organizations and other websites that provide information and resources. The South Dakota Public Health Association exercises no control over the content of these sites and provides the links for informational purposes only.