The article reports on the celebrations for the National Public Health Week in the U.S. help from April 6 to 12, 2009. The partnership between the University of Alabama, Birmingham, School of Public Health and Habitat for Humanity provided a lecture on the future of public health and sponsored other community-building activities in Birmingham, Alabama. A Concert for Charity was also held for the benefit of the American Cancer Society. The California Department of Public Health provided a cooking demonstration featuring celebrity chef Tyler Florence.