Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
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
San Juan Basin Public Health's conclusions demonstrate the importance of holistic climate planning that takes seriously the impacts...
Sep 18, 2023 | Brian Devine, San Juan Basin Public Health
Franklin County Public Health developed a set of local environmental public health indicators to track trends in the health effects of...
Sep 18, 2023 | Jennie McAdams, Franklin County Public Health
With the climate changing quickly, emergency planning for extreme weather events is critically important to public health. This...
Sep 18, 2023 | Dawn Ford, Hamilton County Public Health
The City of Somerville's “Keep Cool Somerville” initiative works to improve community resilience to extreme heat.
Sep 26, 2022 | Beth Hess
A story from the field on climate health and adaptation at the local level.
Aug 17, 2022 | Guest Author
Calhoun County aimed to shed light on flooding and not only educate our residents, but show how flooding negatively impacts their area.
Aug 01, 2022 | Guest Author
The Community Clean Air Ambassadors Program (CCAAP) is a capacity building program, co-developed by Public Health – Seattle & King...
Jul 28, 2022 | Khanh Ho
Story from Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington Counties (Oregon).
Dec 08, 2021 | Anu Varma
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.
San Juan Basin Public Health's conclusions demonstrate the importance of holistic climate planning that takes seriously the impacts of climate change to the entire public health system.
Franklin County Public Health developed a set of local environmental public health indicators to track trends in the health effects of climate-related conditions. These indicators will allow them to better incorporate climate-related conditions in their public health planning efforts.
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.
The Community Clean Air Ambassadors Program (CCAAP) is a capacity building program, co-developed by Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) to train community leaders and outreach workers to raise awareness on indoor air quality and equip them with tools, resources, and information to disseminate to their networks to improve their indoor air quality.
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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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May 30, 2023 | Erica Derr, Collaborative Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System
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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