Navajo Nation Health Education Program/Division of Public Health Services

06/16/2026

🧠 June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month! 💜
Protecting your cognitive health starts with simple daily choices—like exercise, healthy eating, and staying socially active. Let’s raise awareness, support families, and fight dementia together.
Join the "Rethink Your Brain" challenge today: alz.org

06/15/2026

Summer is here and traveling has begun. Please take precaution while driving. "Put the phone away or pay" be aware of your surrounding when behind the wheel. Give the road your full attention, that notification on your phone can wait.

For more information visit, https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving

06/11/2026

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. It's never too early or too late to take actions that help promote a healthy brain. Get familiar with brain health and learn what steps you can take if you or someone you love has memory concerns. Also, get the facts about Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.

https://chronicdisease.org/
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep/sleep-wake-cycle

06/10/2026

Good brain health is the ability to think, learn, and remember clearly. It is needed to carry out many everyday activities effectively. Various factors can impact brain health, including age-related changes, injuries such as stroke, mood disorders, substance use disorder and certain health disease.

Healthy habits for your brain include protecting your head from injuries, avoid smoking, managing blood pressure, eating healthy meals, managing diabetes, maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active and having good sleep habits.

For more information, please visit https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/brain-health/cognitive-health-and-older-adults

06/09/2026

June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.

Migraine is more than just a headache it is a neurological disease that affects millions of people and can significantly impact daily life, work, school, and relationships.

For more information about migraine and headache disorders, visit:
https://americanmigrainefoundation.org
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/headache-disorders

06/05/2026

🦴 Strong bones are essential for staying active and independent throughout life. Support your bone health by getting enough calcium and vitamin D, staying physically active, and talking with your healthcare provider about your risk for osteoporosis and fractures.

Taking care of your bones today can help prevent injuries and maintain your quality of life for years to come.


For more information visit: https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/preventing-fractures/general-facts/
Source: Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation.https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/

06/04/2026

Live To***co Free

Although to***co use is still the single largest preventable cause of death and chronic disease in the United States, only about 30 percent of U.S. colleges and universities currently have smoke-free or to***co-free policies in place. In 2010, nearly 25 percent of full-time college students ages 18-24 were smokers. This infographic was created to inform college students about the benefits of living smoke-free, and to highlight resources that can be used to promote smoke-free campuses.

For more information, you may visit: https://www.apha.org/news-and-media/multimedia/infographics/live-to***co-free

05/29/2026

05/29/2026