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A Community-Wide Effort to Expand Access to Health Insurance

Feb 02, 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

  • The Continuous Need for the ABC & D’s of Drowning Prevention in Clark County

    Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Overcoming Barriers to Completion of Dental Audits

    Cedar County Public Health sought to address the low rate of children who had a record of receiving a dental screening prior to...

    Sep 23, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Providing Medical Care at Large Public Events

    Volunteers from the Lewis County MRC and Providence Health & Services provided services to 503 riders, including 135 who required...

    Sep 21, 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

  • Oral Health to Enhance “Educational Readiness”

    For over 10 years, the DC Department of Health (DOH) has supported preventive oral health services for school-age children. Increasing...

    Sep 09, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • WV Volunteer Dentists Develop Community Adult Treatment Program

    The Smiles for Life Adult Screening and Referral Program provides a safety net for most needed dental treatment to low income adults...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    • A Community-Wide Effort to Expand Access to Health Insurance

    Feb 02, 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

    The Continuous Need for the ABC & D’s of Drowning Prevention in Clark County

    Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Overcoming Barriers to Completion of Dental Audits

    Cedar County Public Health sought to address the low rate of children who had a record of receiving a dental screening prior to entering kindergarten. We believed this was due to a shortage of dentists in our county as well as the difficulty health officials encountered performing school dental audits.

    Sep 23, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Providing Medical Care at Large Public Events

    Volunteers from the Lewis County MRC and Providence Health & Services provided services to 503 riders, including 135 who required hands-on patient care, at the mid-route medical aid station in Centralia, Washington for 10,000 bicyclists riding in the 2015 Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic. This experience was excellent medical surge training for closely allied community partners.

    Sep 21, 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

    Oral Health to Enhance “Educational Readiness”

    For over 10 years, the DC Department of Health (DOH) has supported preventive oral health services for school-age children. Increasing tooth decay prevalence among younger children necessitated an early intervention approach. Although the Dental Officer implemented a "perinatal" strategy to decay prevention, the program needed an evaluation plan to measure the effectiveness of these efforts.

    Sep 09, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    WV Volunteer Dentists Develop Community Adult Treatment Program

    The Smiles for Life Adult Screening and Referral Program provides a safety net for most needed dental treatment to low income adults in the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department (MOVHD) Region. Prior to its establishment there was not a public health program addressing adult oral health needs. The program demonstrates a true community partnership.

    Aug 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

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