How Public Health Affects You
| 7:00am: | You get up and look out at a beautiful sunrise thanks to ongoing efforts to monitor and improve air quality. |
| 7:15am: | You start your day with a good breakfast, remembering your doctor's advice to eat more fruit and less fat. |
| 7:30am: | You brush your teeth with safe, clean water knowing your wastewater goes into a properly designed and operating sewage disposal system. |
| 8:00am: | You take the kids to school reminding them to "buckle-up for safety." |
| 8:30am: | At work, you learn there is a new no-smoking policy intended to better protect worker health and safety. |
| 10:45am: | Your co-worker calls in on her way back from taking her two-month-old infant to the doctor for her routine examination and immunizations. |
| 12:00pm: | You order a turkey sandwich and bottled water for lunch. You are comforted to know public health staff inspect the restaurant and train food service workers in sanitary techniques. |
| 3:00pm: | You tune into your local radio station and hear a notice for the town meeting regarding the closure of the local landfill. |
| 5:30pm: | Back home, you and your kids go for a bike ride around the neighborhood taking care to wear helmets to protect against head injuries and trauma. |
| 6:30pm: | Your family washes their hands to protect against infections and the spread of communicable diseases and sits down to a balanced dinner. |
| 9:30pm: | You and your family go to bed. Tomorrow is another day and many people and organizations will be working to make it another safe and healthy day in New Hampshire. |