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Stories from the Field

Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.

  • Success Story
  • Tobacco-Use Prevention

El Paso County Public Health- Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story

Residents of multi-unit housing are at a greater risk of being exposed to secondhand smoke. El Paso County Public...

Apr 18, 2018 | Guest Author

  • 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...

Mar 22, 2018 | Taylarr Lopez

  • Breastfeeding
  • 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...

Mar 13, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Breastfeeding
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
  • Success Story

Integrating breastfeeding peer support into the hospital setting for improved continuity of care

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County- WIC program (DOH-Broward WIC) was a grantee of NACCHO’s...

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...

Feb 20, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Infectious Disease
  • Social Determinants of Health

Fighting STDs with Intention in St. Louis

Despite the efforts of local public health agencies, healthcare providers, community-based organizations and many other...

Nov 07, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

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

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

Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action to Create a 21st Century Public Health Infrastructure is a recent and welcome 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...

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...

Aug 01, 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...

Jun 15, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

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  • Community Engagement
  • Community Resilience
  • Immunization
  • Vaccine Hesitancy

Community health workers meet people where they are to...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk...

Aug 10, 2023 | Dominique Baradaran, MSM, Interim Chief of Community Health, Oklahoma City- County Health Department

Community health workers meet people where they are to...

Library Departmental Color
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030
  • Success Story

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

Through the power of partnerships, the Catawba County Library System has found...

May 30, 2023 | Erica Derr, Collaborative Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

GYST

How We Got Our Shot Together

Madison County Public Health Department in New York State held a health fair...

May 25, 2023 | Guest Author

How We Got Our Shot Together

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