Public Health Emergency Program Targets Diverse Communities via Change Agents

In 2014 the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program (PHEP) in the Maui District Health Office, HI received a...

Expanding a Peer Education Program that Works to Target Marijuana Use: Youth for Truth

Every year the Kittitas County Public Health Department distributes "In Your Classroom" datasheets to school district...

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Helping Seniors Standing Strong

The 65-years and older population is falling and in some cases, not getting back up. Falls among older adults account...

Seattle-King County Health Department Leads in Transformation

This blog draws from NACCHO’s 2015 site visit to Seattle-King County Health Department as well as Janna Wilson’s...

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Managing Chronic Conditions in Stone County, MO

Stone County Health Department wanted to help their community take charge of their chronic disease conditions, but they...

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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...

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Investing in Community Health through Youth Engagement: The Public Health Action Curriculum for Teens

Diabetes and heart disease are increasing in New Mexico. According to New Mexico’s Indicator-Based Information System,...

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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...

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Naloxone Training Saves Lives: Addressing Heroin Overdoses in Portage County, Ohio

Deaths caused by heroin overdoses are on the rise in Portage County, OH. Since 2011, data from the coroner’s office...

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Filling the Treatment Gap: Florida Keys School Health Initiative

The Florida Keys comprise 120 linear miles from Key West to Key Largo. Access to care is a frequent and predominant...