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Monroe County- Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story

When it comes to public health, community partnership is everything. Funding comes and goes, but the partnerships you create helps...

Feb 12, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

  • An Inclusive Community Health Assessment Process

    Community health needs assessments (CHA) allow community agencies and service providers to discuss issues. However, this process...

    Feb 12, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

  • emPOWERing Public Health: Fairfax County, Virginia

    In 2016, Winter Storm Jonas threatened the East Coast with hazardous winter weather which threatened the health of millions. Concerned...

    Dec 15, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

  • emPOWERing Public Health: City of New Orleans

    Addressing the needs of electricity-dependent community members can be challenging for any health department, a fact that can be most...

    Dec 15, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

  • Infectious Disease, Social Determinants of Health

    Fighting STDs with Intention in St. Louis

    Nov 07, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

    • Success Story

    Cook County Health Department Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story

    Since September 2017, over 6,800 residents in suburban Cook County, Illinois can breathe easier in their smoke-free multi-unit homes. This success resulted from outreach, education and technical assistance by the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) and its partners. This initiative was funded, in part, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    Mar 22, 2018 | Taylarr Lopez

    Breastfeeding, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Success Story

    Dakota County Public Health Builds on Breastfeeding Program to Create Rapid-Referral System

    Dakota County Public Health Department (DCPHD) in Minnesota, a 2017 NACCHO Model Practice awardee, built upon their comprehensive breastfeeding program and implemented a rapid referral system to expand access to critical lactation care to low-income families. Through the Reducing Breastfeeding Disparities through Peer and Professional Support grant, DCPHD increased participation by 68% in...

    Mar 13, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

    Breastfeeding, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Success Story

    Integrating breastfeeding peer support into the hospital setting for improved continuity of care

    Feb 20, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

    Healthy Living & Prevention, Physical Activity, Success Story

    DeKalb to Develop Healthier Families Program

    The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is one of four parks and recreation departments in the nation to be selected to develop an obesity prevention program. Led by Vanderbilt University and funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Healthier Families Program aims to help parents and preschoolers aged three to five years old learn about making healthy...

    Feb 20, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

    Monroe County- Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story

    When it comes to public health, community partnership is everything. Funding comes and goes, but the partnerships you create helps make it possible to sustain program missions even when the funds disappear.

    Feb 12, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

    An Inclusive Community Health Assessment Process

    Community health needs assessments (CHA) allow community agencies and service providers to discuss issues. However, this process lacked representation from people that utilize community services and experience health inequities. Staff were successful in applying an inclusive approach to engage residents and organizations that represented low-income and minority populations through CHA workgroup...

    Feb 12, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

    emPOWERing Public Health: Fairfax County, Virginia

    In 2016, Winter Storm Jonas threatened the East Coast with hazardous winter weather which threatened the health of millions. Concerned with the well-being of its at-risk and electricity dependent community members, the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) leveraged the tools of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) emPOWER Initiative to strengthen its preparedness and response...

    Dec 15, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

    emPOWERing Public Health: City of New Orleans

    Addressing the needs of electricity-dependent community members can be challenging for any health department, a fact that can be most striking during a public health emergency. Experiencing this issue first-hand, the City of New Orleans Health Department has been able to address these issues using the tools of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) emPOWER Initiative, developed by the...

    Dec 15, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

    Infectious Disease, Social Determinants of Health

    Fighting STDs with Intention in St. Louis

    Nov 07, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

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    Community health workers meet people where they are to build trust, elevate voices,...

    The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk populations are especially vulnerable to public health...

    Aug 10, 2023 | Dominique Baradaran, MSM, Interim Chief of Community Health, Oklahoma City- County Health Department

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    Through the power of partnerships, the Catawba County Library System has found inspiration, resources and an enhanced role as a...

    May 30, 2023 | Erica Derr, Collaborative Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System

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