Stories from the Field

Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.

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Designing a Preparedness Program for People with Access and Functional Needs

The first objective of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) focuses on building community resilience through...

Feb 28, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

The Public Health Reserve Corps: Building Community Resilience through Every Day Actions

Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC), like many local health jurisdictions, has been working for years to...

Feb 28, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

Cross-Collaboration between Preparedness and Case Management Programs

The challenge in many communities, including in the city of Lawrence and Douglas County, is to create a culture of...

Feb 28, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

Partnering with Community Organizations to Create Resilient Communities

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

Feb 28, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

Taking on the Challenge of Engaging Local Planning Partners in Point of Dispensing Training

Objective 2 of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS), Medical Countermeasures (MCM) and Non-Pharmaceutical...

Feb 27, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

Disaster Preparedness in Boston Through a Train-the-Trainer Model

Boston, MA is a vibrant community of over 600,000 people representing diverse populations including Chinese,...

Feb 06, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
  • Social Determinants of Health

Mancelona, Michigan Improves Adolescent Health & Academics with Successful Collaborative Care Model

Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action to Create a 21st Century Public Health Infrastructure is a recent and welcome model...

Dec 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
  • Social Determinants of Health

Breastfeeding Peer Counseling in the Arkansas Delta

Nationally, women in rural areas are less likely to breastfeed than those in urban areas. In rural, underserved...

Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

Reaching Teen Moms with Breastfeeding Education & Support

Historically, breastfeeding rates among teens are lower than other subsets of women in the U.S. The decision to...

Nov 17, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

Could PPHR be used as a Prerequisite for PHAB?

Fairfax County is a densely populated, 407 square mile region located just outside of Washington, DC. The County...

Nov 03, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

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  • Community Engagement
  • Community Resilience
  • Immunization
  • Vaccine Hesitancy

Community health workers meet people where they are to...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk...

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

Community health workers meet people where they are to...

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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...

Through the power of partnerships, the Catawba County Library System has found...

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

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

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How We Got Our Shot Together

Madison County Public Health Department in New York State held a health fair...

May 25, 2023 | Guest Author

How We Got Our Shot Together

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