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Monroe County- Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story

When it comes to public health, community partnership is everything. Funding comes and goes, but the partnerships you create helps...

Feb 12, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

An Inclusive Community Health Assessment Process

Community health needs assessments (CHA) allow community agencies and service providers to discuss issues. However, this process...

Feb 12, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

How Hennepin County Consistently Maintains the Highest Level of Readiness

Jan 24, 2018 | Michelle Bahk

How We Got Comprehensive Sex Ed in Rural Kentucky

A few years ago, two high schoolers got pregnant in Lee County, KY. One of them didn’t know that birth control could prevent...

Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

emPOWERing Public Health: Fairfax County, Virginia

In 2016, Winter Storm Jonas threatened the East Coast with hazardous winter weather which threatened the health of millions. Concerned...

Dec 15, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

Success Story Cook County Health Department Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story Since September 2017, over 6,800 residents in suburban Cook County, Illinois can breathe easier in their smoke-free multi-unit homes. This success resulted from outreach, education and technical assistance by the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) and its partners. This initiative was funded, in part, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mar 22, 2018 \| Taylarr Lopez
Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Success Story Dakota County Public Health Builds on Breastfeeding Program to Create Rapid-Referral System Dakota County Public Health Department (DCPHD) in Minnesota, a 2017 NACCHO Model Practice awardee, built upon their comprehensive breastfeeding program and implemented a rapid referral system to expand access to critical lactation care to low-income families. Through the Reducing Breastfeeding Disparities through Peer and Professional Support grant, DCPHD increased participation by 68% in... Mar 13, 2018 \| Andrea Grenadier
Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Success Story Integrating breastfeeding peer support into the hospital setting for improved continuity of care Feb 20, 2018 \| Andrea Grenadier
Healthy Living & Prevention, Physical Activity, Success Story DeKalb to Develop Healthier Families Program The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is one of four parks and recreation departments in the nation to be selected to develop an obesity prevention program. Led by Vanderbilt University and funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Healthier Families Program aims to help parents and preschoolers aged three to five years old learn about making healthy... Feb 20, 2018 \| Andrea Grenadier
Monroe County- Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story When it comes to public health, community partnership is everything. Funding comes and goes, but the partnerships you create helps make it possible to sustain program missions even when the funds disappear. Feb 12, 2018 \| Alyson Jordan
An Inclusive Community Health Assessment Process Community health needs assessments (CHA) allow community agencies and service providers to discuss issues. However, this process lacked representation from people that utilize community services and experience health inequities. Staff were successful in applying an inclusive approach to engage residents and organizations that represented low-income and minority populations through CHA workgroup... Feb 12, 2018 \| Alyson Jordan
How Hennepin County Consistently Maintains the Highest Level of Readiness Jan 24, 2018 \| Michelle Bahk
How We Got Comprehensive Sex Ed in Rural Kentucky A few years ago, two high schoolers got pregnant in Lee County, KY. One of them didn’t know that birth control could prevent pregnancy. The other didn’t know she was pregnant, because she had never been taught how it happens or progresses. This rural area of Kentucky doesn’t seem like a likely place for comprehensive sexual education or even abstinence education, but Susan Kincaid, a Health... Jan 03, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
emPOWERing Public Health: Fairfax County, Virginia In 2016, Winter Storm Jonas threatened the East Coast with hazardous winter weather which threatened the health of millions. Concerned with the well-being of its at-risk and electricity dependent community members, the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) leveraged the tools of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) emPOWER Initiative to strengthen its preparedness and response... Dec 15, 2017 \| Michelle Bahk