Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
This is the first blog in a new series highlighting collaborative work between health departments and community partners in...
Sep 25, 2023 | Julia Zigman, Anthony Green
If there's something strange in your neighborhood, you call the Ghostbusters. But who do you call when there is flooding? A super hot...
Sep 18, 2023 | Jillian Wilson Martin, Town of Natick
Local health department (LHD) immunization programs have been working hard to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available to all people in...
Aug 20, 2021 | Amy Frandsen
In 2021, NACCHO and NCHH worked with teams in Boston, Cleveland, and Milwaukee and developed Stories from the Field highlighting the...
May 28, 2021 | Angana Roy
Michigan's Genesee County Health Department provided five drive-through flu/immunization clinics this past fall to residents in...
Dec 10, 2020 | Guest Author
In 2020, the New Orleans Health Department partnered with climate technology platform ISeeChange on a pilot heat-monitoring program.
Nov 23, 2020 | Juliette Frazier
This 'Story from the Field' discusses how Genesee County Health Department (MI) launched their “SEX: We Get It” campaign to encourage...
Nov 10, 2020 | Shalesha Majors
In May 2020, NACCHO conducted a brief survey to assess local health departments' (LHDs) HIV self-testing capacity and challenges. This...
Aug 25, 2020 | Julia Zigman
Jul 31, 2020 | Amy Frandsen
This is the first blog in a new series highlighting collaborative work between health departments and community partners in jurisdictions working to improve community health and inequities through the national Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Initiative. The EHE Initiative aims to reduce new HIV infections in the United States by 75% by 2025 and by 90% by 2030. To recommend a program to be featured,...
If there's something strange in your neighborhood, you call the Ghostbusters. But who do you call when there is flooding? A super hot day? A power outage? It quickly becomes less obvious, especially if English isn't your first language.
Local health department (LHD) immunization programs have been working hard to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available to all people in their communities. NACCHO spoke with two LHDs in Minnesota—Goodhue County Health and Human Services and Polk County Public Health— about how they have reached priority populations in their areas. Their strategies and approaches can help other LHDs do the same.
In 2021, NACCHO and NCHH worked with teams in Boston, Cleveland, and Milwaukee and developed Stories from the Field highlighting the lead work being done in each of these communities as well has how they adjust with the COVID-19 Response.
Michigan's Genesee County Health Department provided five drive-through flu/immunization clinics this past fall to residents in surrounding cities in the county.
This 'Story from the Field' discusses how Genesee County Health Department (MI) launched their “SEX: We Get It” campaign to encourage confidential family planning and sexual health services to teens and young adults living in and around the county.
In May 2020, NACCHO conducted a brief survey to assess local health departments' (LHDs) HIV self-testing capacity and challenges. This is Part 3 in our 'Stories from the Field' series highlighting LHD approaches to implementing self-testing models into practice.
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