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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

  • Sexual Health “Up North”

    Northern (Lower Peninsula) Michigan is where people in Michigan go “Up North.” It’s where they visit to go hunting, fishing, boating,...

    Aug 14, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

  • Adolescent Sexual Health Successes in Denver

    Since 2004, Denver has seen a 59% decline in teen births. Many factors contributed to this decline, with two playing a major role:...

    Jun 05, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

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

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

    Dec 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

  • Could PPHR be used as a Prerequisite for PHAB?

    Nov 03, 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

    • 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

    Sexual Health “Up North”

    Northern (Lower Peninsula) Michigan is where people in Michigan go “Up North.” It’s where they visit to go hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, camping, beaching, tourist-ing, snowmobiling, and relaxing. It’s also home to around 640,000 year-round residents that are served by six local health departments which make up the Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance (NMPHA).

    Aug 14, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

    Adolescent Sexual Health Successes in Denver

    Since 2004, Denver has seen a 59% decline in teen births. Many factors contributed to this decline, with two playing a major role: access to effective contraceptives and sexual health education.

    Jun 05, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

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

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

    Dec 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

    Could PPHR be used as a Prerequisite for PHAB?

    Nov 03, 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

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    Community Health, COVID-19, Immunization, Influenza

    Libraries: A Community Hub for Vaccine Education and Awareness - Van Buren/Cass...

    The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.

    Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes

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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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