County-Wide Health Fair Planned for National Public Health Week; Organizations Encouraged to Register Events

County-Wide Health Fair Planned for National Public Health Week; Organizations Encouraged to Register Events

 

For Immediate Release: Friday, March 22, 2019 

 

The County’s observance of National Public Health Week (April 1-7) kicks off with an inaugural lecture to honor the legacy of the late Dr. Ulder Tillman, the County’s health officer for 13 years. The Ulder J. Tillman Lecture in Public Health will be held on Monday, April 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Janine Austin Clayton, director of the National Institute of Health’s Office of Research on Women’s Health. The event is open to the public.

 

The Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with Healthy Montgomery, is planning a county-wide health fair to recognize National Public Health Week (April 1 -7). Rather than a traditional health fair in one location, organizers have asked neighborhood associations, health organizations, schools, businesses and other government agencies to host health-related events throughout the county. More than 50 events are planned throughout the week. To see the full calendar of planned events, visit Healthy Montgomery.

 

For more information about National Public Health Week, visit http://www.nphw.org. For more information about Montgomery County’s events, plus tools and ideas to get started, visit www.healthymontgomery.org or contact Amina Faizan at 240-777-1704 or by email to Amina.Faizan@montgomerycountymd.gov.

 

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Media Contact: Mary Anderson, 240-777-6534