National Public Health Week (NPHW)

Every April, the American Public Health Association brings communities nationwide together to celebrate National Public Health Week (NPHW). NPHW 2026 is a time to celebrate how public health has improved our lives, extended our lifespans, and strengthened our communities. This week, and throughout the year, we recognize all who have dedicated their work and studies to public health, both at our school and in communities everywhere, who are never thanked enough.

This year’s theme — Ready. Set. Action! — calls on each of us to look back at the progress we’ve made and look forward to the steps needed for an even healthier future. Because one truth guides it all: Good health doesn’t just happen.

Monday, April 6

• 9:00 - 12:00 PM Demystifying Selection Bias Workshop with DSDE
• 12:15 - 12:45 PM Ready. Set. Action! Public Health Information without Paywalls with Librarian Kate Nyhan

Tuesday, April 7

Community Leadership

• 10:15 - 11:30 AM BIS Seminar - Colin White Memorial Lecture: “Using Data to Inform Population Health: Bridging Causal Inference, Artificial Intelligence, and Statistical Foundations” with Dr. Elizabeth Stuart
• 12:00 - 1:00 PM YSPH Biostatistics Seminar: “Learning from shifted data via a semiparametric selection bias modeling” with Dr. Jiayang Sun
• 3:00 - 4:00 PM Careers in Public Health Data Science: A Panel Discussion
• 6:00 - 8:00 PM “Death by Numbers” Documentary Film Screening with the Firearm Injury Prevention Center

Learn about our work with community leaders

• Popular author Angie Thomas shares the power of storytelling with New Haven students at Yale School of Public Health event
• Khushi Baby looks ahead after a decade of impact in India
• The SASH Lab at Yale Summer Research Program allows teens to explore public health, data science, and substance use prevention
• Documentary highlights mental health benefits of social connections

Wednesday, April 8

Scientific Advancement

• 9:00 - 3:30 PM 2026 Autism Conference at Yale: “Advances in Understanding Neurodevelopmental Conditions in Infancy & Early Childhood”
• 1:00 - 2:00 PM Unwind and Reflect with SAYPH
• 3:00 - 4:00 PM CMIPS Seminar: “Harnessing Implementation Science to Achieve the Promise of Scientific Discovery for All” with Dr. Rinad Beidas

Learn about scientific advancements happening at YSPH right now

• Translating science: Working with communities to turn evidence into action
• Latest YSPH research advances
• YSPH study provides new insights into colorectal cancer

Thursday, April 9

Government Partnerships

• 9:00 - 9:50 AM Leaders in Public Health with Mr. Chris Klomp, Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Learn about partnerships between YSPH & state governments

• Thinking beyond the possible: How YSPH is shaping public health policy
• From classroom to State Capitol: Students influence state's aging policy
• YSPH’s Drs. Debra Houry and Katelyn Jetelina join California for launch of Public Health Network Innovation Exchange

Friday, April 10

You Partner With Public Health

• 12:00 - 12:45 PM Alumni Insights Panel: Navigating a New Workplace sponsored by the Career Management Center

Learn about a few YSPH community members moving public health forward

• Yale School of Public Health alum Jackson Higginbottom, MPH ’20, now works full-time at YSPH — while also running a free medical clinic in his home state of Oklahoma.
• How YSPH student Dr. Nora Al-Roub, MD, MPH ’26, is fostering trust through literacy
• YSPH epidemiologist Dr. Amy Bei is pursuing a radical new approach to fighting malaria

Saturday, April 11

• 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Public Health Day with the Office of Community & Practice and Office of New Haven Affairs’ Pathways to Science Initiative (invite only)
• 7:00 – 10:00 PM Student Formal at the Peabody Museum (Ticketed event, invite only)