MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Innovation Description To address the root causes of health inequities, public health organizations are being called to transform the way they do business. In 2017, the Minnesota Department [...]
KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
Innovation Description The Kansas Association of Local Health Departments (KALHD) is advancing planning, piloting, and documenting the evolution of a foundational public health services (FPHS) model in Kansas, [...]
DUPAGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (IL)
Innovation Description The Post-Crisis Response Team (PCRT) project was designed to improve the various ways justice-involved individuals with mental health issues in DuPage County, Illinois, are served. To [...]
BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (MD)
Innovation Description Baltimore Rideshare is an innovative partnership between government agencies, private organizations, and a national rideshare company that offers discounted rides to grocery stores located within specific [...]
Using CASPER Methodology to Collect Neighborhood-Level Health Data
Snapshot In 2013, the Portsmouth Health Department (PHD) completed the first Community Health Assessment Survey (CHS) in Virginia using the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) [...]
The Connections Model of Care: New Cabarrus Health Alliance Services Alleviate Peri-Partum Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD) and Put Moms and Infants on Path to Parenting Success
Snapshot “Connections” is a model service designed to help women who are dealing with mild-to-moderate postpartum mood and anxiety disorders by providing them with access to the services [...]
Sensory-Friendly COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
Snapshot Sensory-friendly events or services are specifically designed to be accessible to individuals with disabilities relating to sensory sensitivities, other disabilities, and others who prefer an adapted environment. Barry [...]
From Weeks to Hours: A Case for Automation in Databook Development
Snapshot Metro SHAPE (Survey of the Health of All the Population and the Environment) 2014 is the latest implementation of a long-standing series of health surveillance surveys to [...]
Dreaming Big in Omaha: Novel Partnership Brings Non-traditional STD Testing and Education to Youth-friendly Locations
Snapshot The Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) offers free sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing, specifically CHL/GC testing via urine sample, in various community outreach locations. Sites have included [...]
Chicago Department of Public Health Sees the Future, Thanks to Predictive Analytics
Snapshot There are over 15,000 food establishments across the City of Chicago that are subject to sanitation inspections by the Department of Public Health. Three dozen inspectors are [...]
