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emPOWERing Public Health: Broome County, New York

Addressing the needs of electricity-dependent community members can be challenging for any health department, a fact that is most...

Nov 07, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

  • Creating a Community Resilience Officer Position

    Mar 09, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

  • Pursuing Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) While Facing Many Local Diversities

    Mar 27, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Medical Reserve Corps, Social Determinants of Health

    Brookline Medical Reserve Corps Initiates Novel Emergency Preparedness “Buddies...

    As population trends shift, the Brookline Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) within the Brookline Department of Public Health in...

    Nov 19, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Hurricane Irene is Coming to Town

    In August 2011, Richmond City Health District in Virginia was implementing new plans about how the local health department supports...

    Jun 23, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

  • Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Hurricane Katrina: Using Incident Command for Public Health

    In 2005, in the aftermath of Katrina, the unprecedented extent of the destruction made response efforts even more difficult. This...

    Nov 12, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    • Climate Change, Emergency Response, Extreme Weather, Success Story

    Planning for Extreme Heat in a Changing Climate

    With the climate changing quickly, emergency planning for extreme weather events is critically important to public health. This project involved creating and delivering an extreme heat tabletop exercise to assist local planning efforts.

    Sep 18, 2023 | Dawn Ford, Hamilton County Public Health

    Access to Care, COVID-19, Epidemiology, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    Utilizing an Equity Lens to Test Maternal and Child Health Populations for COVID-19: A Case Study from Harris County Public Health

    Harris County Public Health developed the COVID-19 Equity Testing Strategy to ensure equitable testing opportunities, specifically for children and infants, regardless of testing barriers.

    Dec 22, 2020 | Adelaide Appiah

    emPOWERing Public Health: Broome County, New York

    Addressing the needs of electricity-dependent community members can be challenging for any health department, a fact that is most striking during a public health emergency. To address this problem, the Broome County Health Department in New York utilized the tools of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) emPOWER Initiative, developed by the Office […]

    Nov 07, 2017 | Michelle Bahk

    Creating a Community Resilience Officer Position

    Mar 09, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

    Pursuing Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) While Facing Many Local Diversities

    Mar 27, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Medical Reserve Corps, Social Determinants of Health

    Brookline Medical Reserve Corps Initiates Novel Emergency Preparedness “Buddies Program”

    As population trends shift, the Brookline Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) within the Brookline Department of Public Health in Massachusetts developed the Emergency Preparedness "Buddies Program." This program aims to match trained volunteers with at-risk elders to improve preparedness and resiliency.

    Nov 19, 2014 | Guest Author

    Hurricane Irene is Coming to Town

    In August 2011, Richmond City Health District in Virginia was implementing new plans about how the local health department supports local shelter operations because Hurricane Irene was coming to town. We had been, and still are, refining the health department’s role in shelter support as we incorporate behavioral health planning and attention to specific medical needs.

    Jun 23, 2014 | Alyson Jordan

    Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Hurricane Katrina: Using Incident Command for Public Health

    In 2005, in the aftermath of Katrina, the unprecedented extent of the destruction made response efforts even more difficult. This story describes what was then a unique pairing of Emergency Management and Public Health utilizing the Incident Command System to conduct a more effective and coordinated public health response.

    Nov 12, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

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