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Providing lactation services in 20 rural counties in KS
LAACT Action provides prenatal breastfeeding education and lactation consultations for mothers throughout 20 counties in Central &...
Oct 20, 2017 | Alyson Jordan
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 breastfeed can seem...
Nov 17, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier
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
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
Santa Rosa County McKinney-Vento Program First of Its Kind in Country
In 2013, the school district and the health department in Santa Rosa County collaborated to secure a grant under the McKinney-Vento...
Feb 06, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market
The Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market opened May 5, 2013, in the parking lot at Catawba County Public Health to increase...
Jun 11, 2014 | Alyson Jordan
Providing lactation services in 20 rural counties in KSLAACT Action provides prenatal breastfeeding education and lactation consultations for mothers throughout 20 counties in Central & Western Kansas with no cost sharing. Through a 3 year grant awarded by the Kansas Health Foundation, this project provides much needed assistance to mothers in rural settings with otherwise limited access to local support or lactation services. Oct 20, 2017 | Alyson Jordan |
Reaching Teen Moms with Breastfeeding Education & SupportHistorically, breastfeeding rates among teens are lower than other subsets of women in the U.S. The decision to breastfeed can seem overwhelming for young parents struggling to balance multiple priorities. Although many organizations work to improve breastfeeding rates, few offer programs tailored to teen moms. TOPS instituted systemic and environmental changes to meet teen needs. Nov 17, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier |
Overcoming Barriers to Completion of Dental AuditsCedar 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 |
School Based Oral Health ProgramLocal 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 |
Santa Rosa County McKinney-Vento Program First of Its Kind in CountryIn 2013, the school district and the health department in Santa Rosa County collaborated to secure a grant under the McKinney-Vento (MCV) Act that would fund case management efforts for the district's homeless and disadvantaged youth and their families. It was the first program of its kind in the country. Feb 06, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Catawba County Public Health Farmers MarketThe Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market opened May 5, 2013, in the parking lot at Catawba County Public Health to increase redemption of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) farmers market vouchers and improve community access to fresh produce in an area food desert. Jun 11, 2014 | Alyson Jordan |
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