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Building Strong and Resilient Communities through Trauma-Informed Care

Mar 09, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

  • Designing a Preparedness Program for People with Access and Functional Needs

    Feb 28, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

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

    Mancelona, Michigan Improves Adolescent Health & Academics with Successful...

    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...

    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...

    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...

    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...

    Jun 15, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

  • Johnston County Public Health Department: “Everything Is Public Health”

    Johnston County Health Department serves as the “physician for the community” for eleven towns and 168,878 residents just southeast of...

    May 24, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

    • Infectious Disease, Social Determinants of Health

    Fighting STDs with Intention in St. Louis

    Nov 07, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

    Building Strong and Resilient Communities through Trauma-Informed Care

    Mar 09, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

    Designing a Preparedness Program for People with Access and Functional Needs

    Feb 28, 2017 | 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

    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

    Johnston County Public Health Department: “Everything Is Public Health”

    Johnston County Health Department serves as the “physician for the community” for eleven towns and 168,878 residents just southeast of the Research Triangle region in North Carolina’s Piedmont. The department is led by Heath Director Dr. Marilyn Pearson, who started at Johnston County as the primary care clinic’s first physician. A well-respected and admired community member, Dr. Pearson leads...

    May 24, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

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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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