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Model Practice Winners 2011


These 42 programs were reviewed by a committee of peers (other local health department professionals) and were determined to be initiative programs, resources, administrative practices, or tools that demonstrates exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. A model practice meets the following criteria: local health department (LHD) role, collaboration, innovation, responsiveness, and evaluation (both process and outcome).

 
 
2011 Model Practice Awardees

2009 H1N1 Influenza Surveillance Systems, Miami-Dade County Health Department, FL


Boston Community Based Food Safety Campaign, Boston Public Health Commission, MA


Breast Health Outreach and Counseling Project, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, PA


Building Effective Tobacco Treatment Services for Pregnant and Parenting WomenThe House Calls, Ingham County Health Department, MI


Campus Community Initiative of the Combating Underage Drinking Coalition, Baltimore County Department of Health, MD


Centralized Inventory System for Sustained Cost Savings & Customer Satisfaction, St. Johns County Public Health Department, FL


Clean Sweep Program, Jefferson County Department of Health/Alabama Public Health Area 4, AL


Closed PODs for the Federal Work Force - A Collaborative Practice, Kansas City Health Department, MO


Closing the Gap - Hispanic Migrant Farmworker Diabetes Education Program, DeSoto County Health Department, FL


Colorado Circle of Protection Tdap Program, Tri-County Health Department, CO


Community Health Resource Centers, Richmond City Health Department, VA


Community-Sponsored Mass Vaccination Clinics, Snohomish Health District, WA


Connecting the “Dots” between Public Health Preparedness and Prevention during a Pandemic., Broward County Health Department, FL


Creating Positive School Environments through Conflict Resolution Education, Union County Health District, OH


Establishing a More Livable Community Through Community Collaboration, Jefferson County Department of Health/Alabama Public Health Area 4, AL


Git-R-Done:  To Be Safe - An Introduction to Quality Improvement Based on the PHAB SAT, Franklin County Health Department, KY


Health Impact Assessment for Active Transportation, Clark County Public Health, WA


Health/Medical Multi-Agency Coordination Group, Multnomah County Health Department, OR


Implementation of a Diabetic Resource School Nurse for Marion County, FL Public Schools. Marion County Health Department, FL


Mente y Cuerpo/Mind and Body: Integrating mental health and primary care services, Boston Public Health Commission, MA


Non-Community Water System Inspection, Recordkeeping and Compliance Device, Tri-County Health Department, CO


PACE-EH Marydia: Improvements in a Disadvantaged Community, Osceola County Health Department, FL


Patient Navigator Program, Clark County Public Health, WA


Pediatric Surge Pocket Guide, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, CA


Phase II Stormwater Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, OH


Pink and Black Peer-to-Peer Education, Boston Public Health Commission, MA


Positively Negative - Increasing HIV/AIDS Awareness Among African American Teens, Hernando County Health Department, FL


Power to Prevent Diabetes Prevention Program, Frederick County Health Department, MD


Preparedness Mentoring Project in Lane County, Oregon, Lane County Public Health Department, OR


Prison to Community Transition Project, Jackson County Health Department, IL


Public Health Communication, City of El Paso Department of Public Health, CO


Public Health Informatics:  Sustainable and Strategic, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, NE


Real Time Advanced Digital Mapping to Plan, Identify and Respond to Vaccination Penetration Rates, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, IL


School and Child Health Surveillance System, Tarrant County Public Health Department, TX


See-Ya-Later Fluagator School-Based Influenza Vaccination Program, Cumberland Plateau Health District, VA


Southwest Missouri Child Care Provider Health Conference, Springfield - Greene County Health Department, MO


The Inter-departmental Task Force on Childhood Obesity, Chicago Department of Public Health, IL


The Spokane County STD Medical Coalition: Investing in Community Collaboration for the Purpose of Disease Control, Spokane Regional Health District, WA


Using Cost-Benefit Analysis to Help Sustain an Accredited Public Health Dietetic Internship Program and Increase Financial Evaluation Skills in New Public Health Nutrition Professionals, Tri-County Health Department, CO


Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to Collect, Manage and Analyze Data and Guide Decision Making during a Public Health Emergency, LA County Department of Public Health - Emergency Preparedness and Response Program, CA


Using Public Access Television for Health Promotion, Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, CA


VCHD Master Employee Information System, Volusia County Department of Health, FL