Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
Mar 25, 2024 | Victoria Thompson, Clarissa Montes
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
Public health attorneys offer a balanced approach to public health law by crafting policies that are defensible, enforceable, and...
Jul 13, 2022 | Kellie Hall, MSOD, Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr., Daniel Pagan
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
Countryside Public Health serves five rural counties in western Minnesota: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow...
Jun 18, 2020 | Guest Author
New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a...
Apr 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Boone County Health Department (BCHD) has been leading an interdisciplinary team to embark on a mission to gain a comprehensive...
Nov 20, 2019 | Andrea Grenadier
While finishing this blog post, two major earthquakes struck the very area that I am writing about.
Sep 16, 2019 | Guest Author
Navajo County is in the process of capturing an equitable assessment of our community’s health needs. To assist us in the development...
Sep 26, 2018 | Alyson Jordan
Public health attorneys offer a balanced approach to public health law by crafting policies that are defensible, enforceable, and protect population health while considering the perspectives of community members.
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.
Countryside Public Health serves five rural counties in western Minnesota: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. There are approximately 45,000 people living within the jurisdiction, including two Hutterite colonies and a Micronesian community. Countryside continuously looks at their data to identify trends and provide outreach to all un/under-vaccinated populations in...
New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a 77% increase in urban areas. While these increasing numbers are alarming, local health departments (LHDs) play a critical role in providing STI treatment and prevention that can help address rising STI rates. This STD […]
Boone County Health Department (BCHD) has been leading an interdisciplinary team to embark on a mission to gain a comprehensive understanding of their surrounding workforce and to facilitate a path towards creating healthier work environments.
Navajo County is in the process of capturing an equitable assessment of our community’s health needs. To assist us in the development of a cohesive, county wide Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), we have partnered with many agencies, organizations and community members, within and outside of the health care industry. Our goal is to accurately reflect the health needs and gaps in the...
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