Dover, Del. (July 1, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) Program released The Burden of Chronic Disease in Delaware 2024 report on June 28, 2024. The report summarizes the current state of chronic diseases and related risk factors in Delaware. It is an update to, and expansion of, Chronic Disease in Delaware: Facts and Figures, published in 2019 by DPH’s Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Section.
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The Academy in the News
The Delaware Population Consortium and the University of Delaware’s Institute of Public Administration recently held a workshop examining the effects of an older population on the state’s infrastructure. At that workshop was Executive Director Tim Gibbs, who discussed the demographics of the healthcare workforce the Academy/DPHA has been studing through our Delaware Health Force project, and what our workforce might look like in the coming years.
DJPH 2024 Issues
What’s next for the Delaware Journal of Public Health?
Our upcoming 2024 issues include:
- March – Chronic Disease
- June – Violence
- August — Cancer & the Power of Preventative Screening
- October– Childhood Development & Education
- December– After COVID – Rebuilding Public Health and Healthcare Resilience
If you would like to submit an article to the DJPH, please visit our submission page.
November Awareness Month
November is …
COPD Awareness Month – https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-learn-more-breathe-better/copd-awareness-month
National Diabetes Awareness Month – https://www.diabetes.org/community/american-diabetes-month
Epilepsy Awareness Month – https://www.epilepsy.com/make-difference/public-awareness/national-epilepsy-awareness-month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month – https://www.lung.org/lung-force/about-lung-force/featured-campaigns/lung-cancer-awareness-month
National Healthy Skin Month – https://www.aad.org/public/public-health/awareness-campaigns/national-healthy-skin-month
National Hospice & Palliative Care Month – http://www.nahc.org/consumer-information/november-is-home-care-hospice-month/
National Prematurity Awareness Month – https://www.marchofdimes.org/news/november-is-prematurity-awareness-month.aspx
National Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month – http://www.phaevents.org/site/TR/PHAEvents/PHATeamRaiser
Native American Heritage Month- https://www.bia.gov/NNAHM
Week of:
10-16- Nurse Practitioner Week- https://www.aanp.org
13-19: Transgender Awareness Week- https://www.hrc.org
Day of:
10: World Immunization Day- https://www.internationaldays.org
11: Veterans Day- https://department.va.gov/veterans-day/facts-and-information/
13: World Kindness Day – https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/world-kindness-day
15: America Recycles Day – https://americarecyclesday.org/
15: Great American Smokeout – https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout.html
15: America Recycles Day – https://americarecyclesday.org/
15: Great American Smokeout – https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout.html
23: Thanksgiving Day
Need more to celebrate? Check out the National Day Holidays and Awareness Days.com