Most people don't understand what public health is, much less how it impacts their daily lives. The “This Is Public Health” campaign was designed to let people know that public health affects them on a daily basis and that we are only as healthy as the world we live in.

The campaign utilizes stickers with the slogan “This is Public Health” placed in strategic locations around communities to build awareness of the many ways in which public health impacts our well being. Piloted during National Public Health Week by public health students from 17 universities, 30,000 stickers have already been used as part of the effort by many other organizations and individuals from across the nation.

An online element of the campaign at http://www.thisispublichealth.org featuring an interactive map that collects Flickr photos uploaded by students + other campaign organizers and places them inside an interactive Google map so that the user may explore where and in what ways Public Health has improved their community. A video documenting the sticker campaign in action in NYC is highlighted on the homepage of the “This is Public Health” website. The video was produced with the assistance of students from Columbia University 's Mailman School of Public Health. Also there are more student videos at: http://www.thisispublichealth.org/schools.html

The simple statement – “This is Public Health” - has proven to be a powerful tool in raising awareness about and support for public health efforts nationwide. You invite you to join us in speading this message.

Join the "This is Public Health" Campaign

You can join this national effort to promote public health awareness in your community.

Easy steps to join our campaign:

Contact ASPH at info@asph.org to request “This is Public Health” stickers. Please specify how many stickers and a mailing address. You will also be sent an invitation to join our Flickr group.

Place these stickers in strategic locations that highlight examples of public health in action and snap a picture.

Upload your pictures to our Flickr website and geomap them so that others can see where the pictures were taken. Click on the following links for information about the uploading process:

• Instructions (PDF)
• Video demonstrating the upload process

  That’s it! We encourage educational institutions and public health organizations to spread the message about this opportunity.