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Leading by Example in Georgia

Mar 30, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Infectious Disease, Social Determinants of Health

    Meeting People Where They’re At: Harm Reduction at the Red Door Clinic

    Mar 29, 2016 | Guest Author

  • It’s All in the Brand: RiverStone Health, Montana

    Mar 24, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Infectious Disease, Workforce Development

    Learning to Become a Disease Detective: My Role as a Disease Intervention Specialist...

    As a Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS), I’m often the first person responding to a patient’s sexual health crisis. In addition to...

    Feb 10, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

  • Social Determinants of Health

    Partnering with Latino Organizations to Create Resilient Communities

    Partnering with trusted community-serving organizations to relay critical information to non-English speaking communities during...

    Jan 06, 2016 | Guest Author

  • Social Determinants of Health

    Our Branding Process: Improving Public Health Communications

    Do people in your community recognize your health department, what you do, why you matter, and how you make a difference in their...

    Dec 07, 2015 | Guest Author

  • NYC MRC Supports Papal Visit to NYC

    In response to a request from the NYC Fire Department, on September 25th NYC Medical Reserve Corps mobilized to provide first aid in...

    Nov 18, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • School Based Oral Health Program

    Local health departments serve as a clearinghouse to bring oral health services to children in local public schools. Health...

    Sep 16, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Social Determinants of Health

    McLean County Health Department Rewards Healthy Behavior at Pop-Up Events

    Jun 09, 2015 | Guest Author

    • Leading by Example in Georgia

    Mar 30, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

    Infectious Disease, Social Determinants of Health

    Meeting People Where They’re At: Harm Reduction at the Red Door Clinic

    Mar 29, 2016 | Guest Author

    It’s All in the Brand: RiverStone Health, Montana

    Mar 24, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

    Infectious Disease, Workforce Development

    Learning to Become a Disease Detective: My Role as a Disease Intervention Specialist within a Local Health Department

    As a Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS), I’m often the first person responding to a patient’s sexual health crisis. In addition to doing the background work of keeping statistics and ensuring each patient is properly treated for their sexually transmitted infection, a large part of my job is educating and interviewing patients, confidentially notifying partners, and providing linkages to...

    Feb 10, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

    Social Determinants of Health

    Partnering with Latino Organizations to Create Resilient Communities

    Partnering with trusted community-serving organizations to relay critical information to non-English speaking communities during emergencies is a national promising practice. The County of San Diego is building a partner relay to share information during emergencies with vulnerable communities. This article highlights the efforts around engaging the Spanish-speaking Latino community.

    Jan 06, 2016 | Guest Author

    Social Determinants of Health

    Our Branding Process: Improving Public Health Communications

    Do people in your community recognize your health department, what you do, why you matter, and how you make a difference in their lives? If you do not intentionally form your identity and public perception, then others will do it for you. Here is how we strengthened our department’s culture and image.

    Dec 07, 2015 | Guest Author

    NYC MRC Supports Papal Visit to NYC

    In response to a request from the NYC Fire Department, on September 25th NYC Medical Reserve Corps mobilized to provide first aid in Central Park, a venue where Pope Francis and more than 80,000 spectators visited. NYC MRC staff, NYC MRC volunteers and the Region 2 MRC coordinator responded to this need, treating 45 members of the public, and arranging for transport for 2 people to local...

    Nov 18, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    School Based Oral Health Program

    Local health departments serve as a clearinghouse to bring oral health services to children in local public schools. Health departments promote the oral health program to schools, and contract with dental providers to ensure that their licensing, background checks and insurance are up to date. Data is collected by the health department and reported back to the schools.

    Sep 16, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Social Determinants of Health

    McLean County Health Department Rewards Healthy Behavior at Pop-Up Events

    Jun 09, 2015 | Guest Author

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    Enhancing Health Communications to Empower Your Outreach

    Andrea Grenadier will share examples of LHD-related success stories and highlight tools and resources you can use to support your communications work.

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    Community Engagement, Community Resilience, Immunization, Vaccine Hesitancy

    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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    Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning, Community Engagement, Healthy People 2030, Success Story

    Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement Opportunities

    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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    How We Got Our Shot Together

    Madison County Public Health Department in New York State held a health fair and concert event in an effort to vaccinate residents...

    May 25, 2023 | Guest Author

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