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Leading by Example in Georgia

Mar 30, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Santa Rosa County McKinney-Vento Program First of Its Kind in Country

    In 2013, the school district and the health department in Santa Rosa County collaborated to secure a grant under the McKinney-Vento...

    Feb 06, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    • 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

    Leading by Example in Georgia

    Mar 30, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

    Santa Rosa County McKinney-Vento Program First of Its Kind in Country

    In 2013, the school district and the health department in Santa Rosa County collaborated to secure a grant under the McKinney-Vento (MCV) Act that would fund case management efforts for the district's homeless and disadvantaged youth and their families. It was the first program of its kind in the country.

    Feb 06, 2015 | 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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    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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