Article: National Public Health Week Shines Spotlight on 'What Is Public Health' as U.S. Faces Mounting Public Health Challenges

To: HEALTH EDITORS

Contact: Allison Foster, of The Association of Schools of Public Health, +1-202-296-1099, afoster@asph.org; or Stefanie Forman of SS+K, +1-212-419-3357, sforman@ssk.com, for The Association of Schools of Public Health

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- National media headlines in recent weeks have raised alarm bells about a resurgence of TB in Mississippi, escalating teen STD rates, and the public health risk associated with the voluntary refusal of life-saving childhood vaccinations. If one thing is clear from these headlines it's that complacency and lack of awareness is hazardous to our health. That's why public health students at 17 colleges and universities ...

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