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How Hennepin County Consistently Maintains the Highest Level of Readiness

Jan 24, 2018 | Michelle Bahk

  • emPOWERing Public Health: City of New Orleans

    Addressing the needs of electricity-dependent community members can be challenging for any health department, a fact that can be most...

    Dec 15, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

    • Tools & Resources, Success Story

    Planning for Radiation Emergencies - How Austin Prepares

    See how Austin Public Health (TX) is preparing for a radiation emergency.

    Aug 29, 2022 | Beth Hess

    Story from the Field: Shuman Juvenile Detention Center Emergency Operations Plan Update

    Addressing the vulnerability of juvenile justice facilities during public health emergencies in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

    Oct 27, 2021 | Alix Ware

    Access to Care, COVID-19, Epidemiology, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    Utilizing an Equity Lens to Test Maternal and Child Health Populations for COVID-19: A Case Study from Harris County Public Health

    Harris County Public Health developed the COVID-19 Equity Testing Strategy to ensure equitable testing opportunities, specifically for children and infants, regardless of testing barriers.

    Dec 22, 2020 | Adelaide Appiah

    Press Release, Leadership

    Metropolitan Board of Health Selects Dr. Michael C. Caldwell as Nashville’s Next Director of Health

    News release from Nashville Metropolitan Public Health Department NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 24, 2020 –Members of the Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville/Davidson County voted at a specially called meeting last Thursday to approve a contract with Michael C. Caldwell MD MPH as Nashville’s Director of Health.  Dr. Caldwell is a Nashville resident, licensed to practice […]

    Mar 03, 2020 | Guest Author

    Leadership, President's Corner, Social Determinants of Health

    Leader and Health Director, Melissa Lyon Discusses Important Partner Characteristics and Shares Her Hopes for Public Health Leadership

    Melissa C. Lyon, MPH, leads Pennsylvania’s Erie County Department of Health as Public Health Director. While earning her Master’s in Public Health, Ms. Lyon worked as a site manager for Great Lakes Medical Research, a clinical research site located in Westfield, NY.

    Jan 09, 2020 | George Roberts

    Emergency Response, Hazards & Health Effects, Success Story, Water Quality

    Stories from the Field: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Emergency Preparedness

    Stories from three LHDs that have prepared for and responded to complex water emergencies in their communities.

    Mar 31, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Vector Control

    Special Revenue Funds – Winning the Vector War!

    How can a local health department respond to an onslaught of vector control (mosquito and rat) complaints? Easy, develop a special revenue fund to wholly fund an integrated pest management program. This self-sustaining funding mechanism allows for a proactive program aimed at minimizing the vector control disease burden.

    Jun 27, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

    How Hennepin County Consistently Maintains the Highest Level of Readiness

    Jan 24, 2018 | Michelle Bahk

    emPOWERing Public Health: City of New Orleans

    Addressing the needs of electricity-dependent community members can be challenging for any health department, a fact that can be most striking during a public health emergency. Experiencing this issue first-hand, the City of New Orleans Health Department has been able to address these issues using the tools of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) emPOWER Initiative, developed by the...

    Dec 15, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

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    2024 Vector Control Hurricane Crisis Workshop

    In-person workshop for improving mosquito control capacity in select low-resource jurisdictions affected by 2022 Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.

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    Join our impactful webinar to explore community-centered strategies for combating the opioid crisis.

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    PARTNER ARTICLES

    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

    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

    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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