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Children resettled from Afghanistan were found to have the highest prevalence of elevated blood lead levels of any refugee children in...
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This is the first blog in a new series highlighting collaborative work between health departments and community partners in...
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If there's something strange in your neighborhood, you call the Ghostbusters. But who do you call when there is flooding? A super hot...
Sep 18, 2023 | Jillian Wilson Martin, Town of Natick
San Juan Basin Public Health's conclusions demonstrate the importance of holistic climate planning that takes seriously the impacts...
Sep 18, 2023 | Brian Devine, San Juan Basin Public Health
Franklin County Public Health developed a set of local environmental public health indicators to track trends in the health effects of...
Sep 18, 2023 | Jennie McAdams, Franklin County Public Health
With the climate changing quickly, emergency planning for extreme weather events is critically important to public health. This...
Sep 18, 2023 | Dawn Ford, Hamilton County Public Health
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk populations are especially vulnerable to public health...
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Children resettled from Afghanistan were found to have the highest prevalence of elevated blood lead levels of any refugee children in Washington state.
This is the first blog in a new series highlighting collaborative work between health departments and community partners in jurisdictions working to improve community health and inequities through the national Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Initiative. The EHE Initiative aims to reduce new HIV infections in the United States by 75% by 2025 and by 90% by 2030. To recommend a program to be featured,...
If there's something strange in your neighborhood, you call the Ghostbusters. But who do you call when there is flooding? A super hot day? A power outage? It quickly becomes less obvious, especially if English isn't your first language.
San Juan Basin Public Health's conclusions demonstrate the importance of holistic climate planning that takes seriously the impacts of climate change to the entire public health system.
Franklin County Public Health developed a set of local environmental public health indicators to track trends in the health effects of climate-related conditions. These indicators will allow them to better incorporate climate-related conditions in their public health planning efforts.
With the climate changing quickly, emergency planning for extreme weather events is critically important to public health. This project involved creating and delivering an extreme heat tabletop exercise to assist local planning efforts.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk populations are especially vulnerable to public health threats and emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified higher-risk populations are exceptionally vulnerable to public health threats and emergencies.
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