SDOH: The Game of Life
Education is the first step to understanding the social determinants of health and making on impact on health outcomes. Our team developed a presentation to take to professionals and key stakeholders in our community to…
Community Health
Madera County Moves Upstream for Increased Impact
Live Well Madera County’s Community Health Improvement Plan goals will focus exclusively on upstream preventative intervention. In addition to CHIP goals to address the two strategic priorities, diabetes and obesity and child abuse and neglect,…
From Thailand to Yosemite: Journey Through Culture Shock
Visitors to Yosemite National Park might have seen her ⎯ a young woman working as a housekeeper at one of the hotels catering to the thousands of tourists who stream through Mariposa County every year.
Outdoor Smoke-free Policies Protect Food Industry Workers
Every weekday around noon, local residents, workers, high school students, and visitors to Mariposa County head to the parking areas near the Mariposa History Museum in search of their favorite street food. The local food…
Creating Community Capacity in Public Housing Through Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Million Hearts®
This Million Hearts® demonstration project utilizes community health workers to create a culture of health within the City of Phoenix, public housing properties. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH), implemented the “Improve ABCS”…
Community Health Assessment & Tribal Health
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…
Building Community Resilience: Fighting the Opioid Crisis
The opioid epidemic has spread rapidly and uncontrollably through our country and our community. Research consistently links Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adverse Community Environments, the Pair of Aces, with opioid use and abuse. Ending this…
Florida Epidemiologists Combating HAIs by Becoming CIC Certified
In 2018, the Florida Department of Health (Department), Health Care-Associated Infections (HAI) Infection Prevention Program, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange), established the HAI Certification in Infection Prevention and…
Lake County General Health District: Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story
Smoke-free multi-unit housing benefits residents and property owners. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires every public housing agency to implement a smoke-free policy by July 2018. Local health departments play a…
El Paso County Public Health- Smoke-free Housing Implementation Success Story
Residents of multi-unit housing are at a greater risk of being exposed to secondhand smoke. El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) is partnering with the Colorado Springs Housing Authority (CSHA) to implement a 100% smoke-free…