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Johnson County Public Health (JCPH) in Iowa developed a vaccine ambassador program for increasing vaccine uptake.
Jan 13, 2025 | Victoria Thompson
The Austin Public Health Department (APH) in Texas established a community-led Vaccine Equity Coalition
Jan 06, 2025 | Victoria Thompson
The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.
Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes
Collaborating with faith-based partners to improve COVID-19 and routine vaccine confidence, education, and access.
Nov 14, 2024 | Tori Ryan
Boone County Health Department leveraged a partnership to enhance the visibility and outreach of its mobile health unit.
Nov 04, 2024 | Clarissa Montes
In 2022, the New Orleans Health Department (NOHD) was selected to participate in NACCHO’s CDC-funded, Equipping Local Health...
Feb 09, 2023 | Amy Frandsen
The Virginia Department of Health developed COVID-19 Regional Surge Teams to augment capacity to the local health districts (LHDs) by...
Oct 19, 2022 | Malik Outram, Southwest Regional Containment Advisor for Virginia Department of Health
Long-term care facilities and nursing homes are facing challenging times. Between being short-staffed, COVID mitigation strategy...
Dec 30, 2021 | Emma Allen
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 2022, the New Orleans Health Department (NOHD) was selected to participate in NACCHO’s CDC-funded, Equipping Local Health Departments to Address Vaccine Hesitancy project. This project provided funding for three local health departments (LHDs) to hire a consultant, conduct CDC’s Rapid Community Assessment (RCA) to better understand vaccine hesitancy, and develop a plan to increase vaccine...
The Virginia Department of Health developed COVID-19 Regional Surge Teams to augment capacity to the local health districts (LHDs) by providing highly qualified staff to assist with case investigations and contact tracing (CI/CT) and additional public health projects. This model enabled a flexible, highly competent, regionally managed response team that was adaptable to local needs.
Long-term care facilities and nursing homes are facing challenging times. Between being short-staffed, COVID mitigation strategy implementation, and vaccine mandates to name a few, we recognize how important it is to maintain communication, provide education and support, as efficiently as possible.
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.
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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
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
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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