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Story from the Field: Climate Change Health Crisis: Urban Heat, COVID, and Housing Insecurity in New Orleans

In 2020, the New Orleans Health Department partnered with climate technology platform ISeeChange on a pilot heat-monitoring program.

Nov 23, 2020 | Juliette Frazier

Leadership, President's Corner, Social Determinants of Health
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Leader and Health Director, Melissa Lyon Discusses Important Partner Characteristics and Shares Her Hopes for Public Health Leadership

Melissa C. Lyon, MPH, leads Pennsylvania’s Erie County Department of Health as Public Health Director. While earning her Master’s in Public Health, Ms. Lyon worked as a site manager for Great Lakes Medical Research, a clinical research site located in Westfield, NY.

Jan 09, 2020 | George Roberts

Social Determinants of Health, Workforce Development
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Embracing Healthy Work in Boone County

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.

Nov 20, 2019 | Andrea Grenadier

Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Social Determinants of Health
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On the Front Lines of an Epidemic: Public Health Workforce Initiative Jumpstarts an Opioids Response Project

By Laura H. Franzke, PhD, MPH Population Health Workforce Branch, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, CSELS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Judith C. Shlay, MD, MSPH, Associate Director, Denver Public Health If war is ultimately about people, then the opioid epidemic is indeed a war. In the confused geography of war, there are […]

Jan 09, 2019 | NacchoVoice

Health Equity & Social Justice, Social Determinants of Health
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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 demonstrate and provide tools to identify and subsequently address the social determinants of health.

Sep 26, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

Health in All Policies, Social Determinants of Health
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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, the over 25 Live Well partners agreed the CHIP will incorporate Health in All Policies approaches in their agency practices.

Sep 26, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

Social Determinants of Health
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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.

Sep 26, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

Social Determinants of Health
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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 truck culture attracts people of all ages and walks of life, drawn by the aromas of two taco trucks and a hamburger joint on wheels.

Sep 26, 2018 | Alyson Jordan

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