About National Public Health Week 2012
National Public Health Week will take place on April 2-8, 2012. The theme this year is A Healthier America Begins Today!
Our focus at HCA will be on taking care of our health at work. After all, a healthier America begins with you! Our plans include a Public Health Program Showcase, healthy cooking contests, Walking Wednesday, and more.
You can find all of the details on the HCA Public Health Week website here.
Read about what we have planned and find out how to sign up for our contests:
Monday, April 2, 2012
Public Health Week Kick Off
Outside Patio Area, 17th Street HCA Clinic, Santa Ana
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Come kick off Public Health Week 2012. We will feature interactive booths from each of Public Health’s Divisions. You won’t want to miss the exciting scavenger hunt. The riddles can only be solved by visiting the booths. One lucky participant will win a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Healthy Breakfast Tuesday
Environmental Health Headquarters
1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 120, Santa Ana
9:00 a.m.
Environmental Health staff will host a healthy breakfast cooking contest at Environmental Health headquarters. Contestants will have the opportunity to share their favorite healthy breakfast recipes and compete for the Best Healthy Breakfast Recipe of 2012. The winning breakfast cook will receive a $25 Regal Theaters Gift Card!
To sign up for the cooking contest, please email the recipe for the dish you plan to prepare to abuch@ochca.com by March 30. Then on the day of the contest, please bring your dish ready to go. Bring enough to feed 6 people.
Veronica Ramirez won the contest with her tasty recipe for an old favorite, Oatmeal. The other contestants were Pauline Stauder, Lina Vazquez, and Susana Ganey. The winning contestant received a $25 Regal Theaters Gift Card!
Here are the recipes for the Healthy Breakfast Cooking Contest. 
Presentation of the Public Health Week Resolution
Hall of Administration
9:30 a.m.
The Board of Supervisors presented a Public Health Week Resolution during the Board meeting. In recognizing the importance of Public Health Week, the County seeks to help increase public awareness of the role of the County is promoting the good health and wellness of its residents. The full range of services offered by the Health Care Agency to assist residents in achieving safer, healthier, and injury free lifestyles were highlighted throughout the week, on the Health Care Agency’s website.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Walking Wednesday
Morning, Lunch, and Afternoon Breaks
Join your colleagues in coordinated walking activities throughout the county. Track and record the amount of time you walk during this day. This information will be used to calculate how far we can collectively walk in one day. Whether individually or together as a group, a little bit of exercise during the day will help relieve the stress of the day, burn off a few extra calories, and lift your spirits. Click Here for more information on walking maps and tracking tools. Sign up to have a chance to win health snacks for your next staff meeting.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Healthy Lunch Thursday
Public Health Learning Center
1729 W. 17th Street, Santa Ana
12:00 noon
Eating a healthy meal at lunch can be a recipe for a great day. Whether you are at work or home, a great lunch will give you the energy to get through your day. At the 17th Street Clinic there will be a Healthy Lunch Cooking Contest where contestants will have the opportunity to showcase favorite healthy lunch recipes and compete for the Best Healthy Lunch Recipe of 2012. The winning breakfast cook will receive a $25 Regal Theaters Gift Card!
To sign up for the cooking contest, please email the recipe for the dish you plan to prepare to abuch@ochca.com by March 30. Then on the day of the contest, please bring your dish ready to go. Bring enough to feed 6 people.
P.S. Public Health Week activities are open to all HCA employees. Please join us!
Six contestants participated in the competition. The winning entry was Pauline Stauder’s Tuna Salad on Olive Bread with Arugula. The other Healthy Lunch contestants were Carmen Stanish, Kelly Broberg, Michele Cheung, and Eryka Vergara. The winning contestant received a $25 Regal Theaters Gift Card!
Here are the recipes for the Healthy Lunch Cooking Contest.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Flexible Friday
Several years ago the Health Care Agency spearheaded a project to promote increased physical activity for HCA Staff. This program, called Lift Off, promotes staff participation in morning and afternoon exercise breaks. For this year’s Public Health Week, staff is encouraged to Flex their way to health and participate in a Lift Off exercise break in their work area. A little exercise, whether just stretching at your workstation, or joining your colleagues for a Lift Off work out, will add that little spark of energy you need to get you through the day. Who needs a sugary soda, or candy bar to kick you out of the afternoon blues? Flexing your way to health does the trick with a lot fewer side effects.
Click Here for the Lift Off FAQ’s and Click Here for some Chair Yoga Exercises.
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