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Partnering with Latino Organizations to Create Resilient Communities

Partnering with trusted community-serving organizations to relay critical information to non-English speaking communities during...

Jan 06, 2016 | Guest Author

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

Infectious Disease, Social Determinants of Health

Fighting STDs with Intention in St. Louis

Nov 07, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

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

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

Dec 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

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

Breastfeeding Peer Counseling in the Arkansas Delta

Nationally, women in rural areas are less likely to breastfeed than those in urban areas. In rural, underserved communities in the Arkansas delta region, women face multiple societal barriers that hinder their ability to access breastfeeding support services. The Arkansas Breastfeeding Coalition (ABC) addressed these barriers through strategic partnerships and by leveraging both internal and...

Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

Health Equity & Social Justice, Social Determinants of Health

Understanding Health Literacy to Improve Service Delivery

Health literacy is one of the best predictors of health status. It affects an individual’s ability to seek appropriate healthcare services and adhere to treatment. Poor health literacy contributes to high healthcare costs, overuse of emergency departments, and underuse of preventive services. Low health literacy disproportionately affects the people who most often seek public health services.

Aug 01, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

Health Equity & Social Justice, Social Determinants of Health

Connect Columbus: Assessing Infrastructure to Improve Health & Equity

Do you live in a car-centric city? Do some residents lack access to an automobile and face a distinct disadvantage when seeking services, education, and employment? Take a look at how Columbus, Ohio is reversing the auto-first thinking of traditional traffic engineering and the inequitable distribution of transportation resources.

Jul 12, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

Medical Reserve Corps, Social Determinants of Health

Collaboration and Community Engagement Key to Saving Lives

With funding from NACCHO’s Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) Challenge Award program, Eau Claire City-County Health Department and the Eau Claire County Medical Reserve Corps are hosting trainings to help prevent one of the top 10 causes of death in the United States: suicide.

Jun 15, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

Infectious Disease, Social Determinants of Health

Meeting People Where They’re At: Harm Reduction at the Red Door Clinic

Mar 29, 2016 | Guest Author

Social Determinants of Health

Partnering with Latino Organizations to Create Resilient Communities

Partnering with trusted community-serving organizations to relay critical information to non-English speaking communities during emergencies is a national promising practice. The County of San Diego is building a partner relay to share information during emergencies with vulnerable communities. This article highlights the efforts around engaging the Spanish-speaking Latino community.

Jan 06, 2016 | Guest Author

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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

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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