Kick off National Public Health Week by having some fun playing the Library’s Public Health Week Virtual Escape Room, which is “set” in the old Parkland Memorial Hospital building. Can you escape before the hospital is demolished?

Begun in 1995 and organized by the American Public Health Association, National Public Health Week – which is always held during the first full week in April – provides an opportunity to spread awareness of the field by acknowledging the many ways lives are touched by public health. This year’s theme is “Protecting, Connecting, and Thriving: We Are All Public Health” and highlights the impact that each person – whether a health professional or not – can have on public health. For information about the daily themes, check out the National Public Health Week website.