Celebrate Public Health

April 8, 2025

PHIWM staff attend Springfield's Annual Public Health Month kick-off

Each year, the City of Springfield Health and Human Services Department organizes a month-long, City-wide celebration of public health, extended from “National Public Health Week.” In addition to a panel, the kick-off event featured a poster session highlighting the contributions of 26 different local initiatives working across a broad range of public health topic areas. Check out some photos from the event below!

Rebecca Hunt pictured with a poster about the Springfield Youth Health Survey Initiative.

Beyonca Twiggs and Liv Anna Homstead stand next to a poster about 413Cares.org.

Sarita Hudson and Francheska Bermudez stand next to a poster about the Healthy Air Network.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris stand at the podium.

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