In honor of Public Health Thank You Day, the  USF College of Public Health joins Research!America and leading U.S. organizations to recognize professionals who work 24/7 to protect the health of all Americans.

Celebrated on the Monday before Thanksgiving, Public Health Thank You Day honors all those unsung heroes who keep our drinking water safe and air clean, develop vaccines, track and investigate infections, and protect us against imminent threats to our health such as the influenza, the recent salmonella outbreak in chicken, meningitis and natural disasters — like last year’s Hurricane Sandy.