Mercer Public Health Association - MPHA

For NPHW, today’s post is by Brianna Watkins and Kendall Johnson on walkability

NPHW starts tomorrow! If you are a public health student, you can select any of these days/themes, research on them, and send the post (however you like to make the post) to [email protected]. This gives you 3 hours of volunteer service.

April has been a lot of things, including National Alcohol Awareness Month! Second year, Aida Belew, created this post full of the health and safety implications of alcohol consumption. Just in time for the weekend!

This week is also World Immunization Week and we can’t emphasize just how important and essential immunizations have been over the history of public health! Second year MPH student Aida Belew made this helpful guide to immunizations to help us learn more!

This week is National Youth Violence Prevention Week. Second year Shania Reid has created this informative infographic to educate us about the history and factors related to violence among youth. Thanks Shania!

It’s that time again! Head to the link in our bio to vote for members of next school year’s MPHA board! Right now we’re electing the new presidents, treasurer, event coordinator, and social media coordinator. Make your voice heard and may the best candidates win!

Our last guest post of the day comes from MPH student Briana Pinnock! April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. ATL traffic may have us in a bind, but it’s always important to stay awake and alert in these streets. I’m Hanks to Briana for this post!

Learn About: National Cancer Control Month

April is stacked with national public health observances and we’re here to celebrate them all! Second year MPH student Iliassou Diallo created this post in honor of National Cancer Control Month! Swipe through to learn more about the history of this month and what you can do to celebrate ✨

April is also National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Yo teach us about this important topic, 2nd year MPH student Chanley Warner created his informative post about what child abuse is and how it can prevented. Scroll on through for more info ➡️

Did You Know❔
Today is National Stress Awareness Day—just in time for finals! Be sure to take a second, breathe, and de-stress (maybe even by reading this post!)
A huge thank you to second-year MPH student Brianna Pinnock for creating this post!

April is National Minority Health Month, but what does that actually mean? Scroll through this post to learn more about the unique needs of minorities within the healthcare system in the history of National Minority Health Month, courtesy of second year MPH student Iliassou Diallo ✨

🚨THIS WEEK ONLY🚨
In public health there’s always a reason to celebrate! Create a health education post for MPHA! Head to the link in our bio for sign ups (limit one person per day). Each post will count for 5 service hours, so be sure to hop on this opportunity! Send all submissions to Eunice Larbi or [email protected]