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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  • Infection Prevention and Control Champions

Member Spotlight: Mobile County Health Department Infection Prevention Team Recognized as NACCHO Infection Prevention and Control Champion

NACCHO recognizes the Mobile County Health Department of Alabama as its latest Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)...

Oct 14, 2022 | Trent Johnson

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  • Community Engagement
  • Community Resilience
  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Preparedness Month Profile: An Interview with Sue Kauppi, Western Upper Peninsula Health Department

To celebrate Preparedness Month, NACCHO is highlighting Western Upper Peninsula Health Department's collaborations...

Sep 27, 2022 | Elana Filipos, Gideon Amaniel

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  • Community Engagement
  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Preparedness Month Profile: An Interview with Allison Wilson, Jefferson County Public Health

To celebrate Preparedness Month, NACCHO is highlighting Jefferson County Public Health's collaborations between...

Sep 27, 2022 | Elana Filipos, Gideon Amaniel

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Air Quality
  • Healthy Living & Prevention

Stories from the Field: Public Health – Seattle & King County's Breathe Better at Home

The Community Clean Air Ambassadors Program (CCAAP) is a capacity building program, co-developed by Public Health –...

Jul 28, 2022 | Khanh Ho

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  • Community Health
  • COVID-19
  • Performance Improvement
  • Success Story

Story from the Field: An Exploratory Initiative for Long-Term Care Facilities and Nursing Homes

Long-term care facilities and nursing homes are facing challenging times. Between being short-staffed, COVID mitigation...

Dec 30, 2021 | Emma Allen

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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,...

Oct 27, 2021 | Alix Ware

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  • Community Health
  • Water Quality

Story from the Field: Large Increase in Private Water Well Nitrate Levels

Central Region Groundwater Protection Committee provided funded the nitrate test screenings.

Oct 21, 2021 | Sarah Brubaker

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Assessing Vaccine Hesitant Populations in Minnesota

Local health department (LHD) immunization programs have been working hard to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available to...

Aug 20, 2021 | Amy Frandsen

  • 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,...

Dec 22, 2020 | Adelaide Appiah

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  • Access to Care
  • Immunization

Drive-Through Flu Vaccination Clinics

Michigan's Genesee County Health Department provided five drive-through flu/immunization clinics this past fall to...

Dec 10, 2020 | Guest Author

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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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