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Lancaster County: From Injury to Prevention

This NACCHO Stories From the Field Video explores the Safe Kids Program in Lincoln/Lancaster County, NE and the collaboration between...

Mar 13, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • Life in the EOC during the Red River Flood of 2009

    The last two weeks of the spring of 2009 in Fargo proved to be one for the record books. The winter of 2008-09 had brought record snow...

    Feb 12, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • Social Determinants of Health

    City of Champions Give Babies a Future

    In 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the City of Champions captured the title "most livable city in America" for the second year in a row...

    Jan 16, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Public Health Nurses Go Wild after Catching MCH Fever!

    Passionate about Public Health? Think Women and Children are OUR Future? Have BIG IDEAS on how to make a difference but Little Money...

    Jan 06, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • Policy change: Everything is allowed, (except what is prohibited).

    We wanted to initiate a policy change at the local level to address infrastructure gaps for Denver Public Health (DPH). But we were...

    Dec 19, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Healthy Options in Rural Oregon Food Deserts

    The Marion County Health Department in Oregon's Willamette Valley is working to improve the health of rural communities and decrease...

    Dec 02, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Hurricane Katrina: Using Incident Command for Public Health

    In 2005, in the aftermath of Katrina, the unprecedented extent of the destruction made response efforts even more difficult. This...

    Nov 12, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

  • Infectious Disease, Public Health Informatics, Social Determinants of Health

    Syndromic Surveillance: The Boston Experience

    Nov 07, 2013 | Guest Author

  • Workforce Challenges in Public Health Preparedness

    Its mid-February in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Pete Baril, the emergency preparedness coordinator for the Western Upper Peninsula...

    Nov 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    • Lancaster County: From Injury to Prevention

    This NACCHO Stories From the Field Video explores the Safe Kids Program in Lincoln/Lancaster County, NE and the collaboration between state and local partners. Jason Kerkman tells his story of how a spinal cord injury led him to a career in injury prevention.

    Mar 13, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    Life in the EOC during the Red River Flood of 2009

    The last two weeks of the spring of 2009 in Fargo proved to be one for the record books. The winter of 2008-09 had brought record snow accumulations to the region. As March came around, temperatures began to warm quicker than normal; bringing the Red River to levels it had not seen since 1967 and 1997.

    Feb 12, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    Social Determinants of Health

    City of Champions Give Babies a Future

    In 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the City of Champions captured the title "most livable city in America" for the second year in a row but it is not so livable for some of the youngest citizens. The African American infant mortality rate continues to exceed the Caucasian rate by 3.7 times like many cities across the country.

    Jan 16, 2014 | Guest Author

    Public Health Nurses Go Wild after Catching MCH Fever!

    Passionate about Public Health? Think Women and Children are OUR Future? Have BIG IDEAS on how to make a difference but Little Money to do SO? DON’T GIVE UP! Dream Out loud and on-paper: Write a NACCHO Grant! Don’t be afraid to hold the Money Men/Decision Makers Hostage for an hour or so to make your case for change….YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

    Jan 06, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    Policy change: Everything is allowed, (except what is prohibited).

    We wanted to initiate a policy change at the local level to address infrastructure gaps for Denver Public Health (DPH). But we were stalled because we did not know what level of policy and systems change we were “allowed” to initiate. Federal funding restrictions, contacting the Mayor or the City Council, coordination with government relations staff in other agencies... we didn’t know where to...

    Dec 19, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Healthy Options in Rural Oregon Food Deserts

    The Marion County Health Department in Oregon's Willamette Valley is working to improve the health of rural communities and decrease obesity and obesity-related diseases through a Healthy Corner Stores Initiative. This project seeks to improve access to and availability of healthy food options in corner/convenience stores in USDA-identified food deserts in Northern Marion County.

    Dec 02, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Hurricane Katrina: Using Incident Command for Public Health

    In 2005, in the aftermath of Katrina, the unprecedented extent of the destruction made response efforts even more difficult. This story describes what was then a unique pairing of Emergency Management and Public Health utilizing the Incident Command System to conduct a more effective and coordinated public health response.

    Nov 12, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    Infectious Disease, Public Health Informatics, Social Determinants of Health

    Syndromic Surveillance: The Boston Experience

    Nov 07, 2013 | Guest Author

    Workforce Challenges in Public Health Preparedness

    Its mid-February in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Pete Baril, the emergency preparedness coordinator for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, arrives at the office. He sets off across the freshly plowed parking lot, pondering the task before him. “Three deep,” he says as he scrapes the remainder of last night’s snowfall away from the entrance.

    Nov 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

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    Community Health, COVID-19, Immunization, Influenza

    Libraries: A Community Hub for Vaccine Education and Awareness - Van Buren/Cass...

    The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.

    Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes

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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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