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Volunteer Efforts Continue Local Preparedness Education

Since 2004, the Orleans County Health Department (NY) has only had one emergency preparedness professional on staff due to...

Nov 01, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

Health Equity & Social Justice, Social Determinants of Health

SDOH: The Game of Life

Education is the first step to understanding the social determinants of health and making on impact on health outcomes. Our team developed a presentation to take to professionals and key stakeholders in our community to demonstrate and provide tools to identify and subsequently address the social determinants of health.

Sep 26, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

Immunization, Influenza

NACCHO’s Employee Wellness and Flu Vaccination Initiative

Annually, public health officials prepare for the upcoming influenza (flu) season and emphasize the importance of receiving the flu vaccine. To “lead by example,” NACCHO’s Employee Wellness and Flu Vaccination Initiative aims to promote a culture of total wellness among employees with a particular emphasis on preparing employees for the upcoming flu season.

Sep 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Chronic Disease, Healthy Living & Prevention, Social Determinants of Health, Workforce Development

It Really Is All About Relationships

In business, you don’t sell the competitor’s product; you sell your product – you want to prosper. In the non-profit or public health sector, you work together. What? Who gets the profit, the prize, the prosperity? As it turns out, the profit is in the partnership; community health is the prize; and we all prosper.

Jul 17, 2018 | Guest Author

Vector Control

Zika Visits South Florida, A Public Health Response

Apr 18, 2018 | Taylarr Lopez

Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Social Determinants of Health

Mancelona, Michigan Improves Adolescent Health & Academics with Successful Collaborative Care Model

Dec 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

Social Determinants of Health

McLean County Health Department Rewards Healthy Behavior at Pop-Up Events

Jun 09, 2015 | Guest Author

Climate Change, Social Determinants of Health

Community Climate Change Project Shines Light on Public Perceptions

Sep 19, 2014 | Guest Author

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

Volunteer Efforts Continue Local Preparedness Education

Since 2004, the Orleans County Health Department (NY) has only had one emergency preparedness professional on staff due to programmatic and budget constraints. Thanks to the assistance of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteers from the Orleans County VALOR MRC, emergency preparedness and community resiliency education efforts through the health department continue.

Nov 01, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

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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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