Collaborative effort of U.P. Health Departments, hospitals and community organizations across the U.P.
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Public health battles against deadly contagious diseases and promotes healthier lifestyles. Public Health seeks to reduce incidences of preventable diseases, minimize the consequences of catastrophic events, and provide the basics of sanitation, safe food, and water.
Your health is determined not only by your own genetics and personal choices, but also by the environment around you. Public health investigates the ecology of health - from socal networks and economic circumstances to our environment - and then minimizes health risks.
Hundreds of current community health statistics and important trends.
Access the most comprehensive U.P. Resident Health Study ever completed here.
From 'No Smoking' signs to immunization clinics, from water filtration plants to bike paths, public health is all around us - protecting our health by safeguarding the places where we live, work, and play.
Your local U.P. Health Departments promote and protect the health of people where we live and work.

PUBLIC HEALTH IS YOUR HEALTH

Public health improves the conditions and behaviors that affect the health of each and every one of us. Public health battles against deadly contagious diseases and promotes healthier lifestyles. Public health seeks to reduce incidences of preventable diseases, minimize the consequences of catastrophic events, and provide the basics of sanitation, safe food, and water.

YOU ARE ONLY AS HEALTHY AS THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN

Your health is determined not only by your own genetics and personal choices, but also by the environment around you. Public health improves the conditions and behaviors that affect the health of each and every one of us. Public health battles against deadly contagious diseases and promotes healthier lifestyles. Public health seeks to reduce incidences of preventable diseases, minimize the consequences of catastrophic events, and provide the basics of sanitation, safe food, and water.

PUBLIC HEALTH TOUCHES OUR DAILY LIVES

We educate residents of our community about the important role public health plays in protecting their lives and well being. From ‘No Smoking’ signs to immunization clinics, from water filtration plants to bike paths, public health is all around us – protecting our health by safeguarding the places where we live, work, and play.

THE GLOBALIZATION OF HEALTH LINKS US ALL

The frenetic movement of food and people across borders permits illnesses to move rapidly from a remote village to far-away cities. Poor sanitation and a lack of health resources encourage new diseases, and can ultimately affect the health of Americans.

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Your local U.P. Health Departments promote and protect the health of people where we live and work.

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