Database of Academic / Practice Linkages

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Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

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106

2000

COLLABORATING FOR FACULTY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Allegheny County Health Department

Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

Allegheny, Pennsylvania Residents

1999

Improve health and prevent disease in community by building the public health infrastructure through projects such as Public Health Roundtable Cases, Faculty Agency Partnering Program, and Strategic Workforce Training Program

Achieved immediate connections between staff and faculty

Public Health Infrastructure

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- successful collaborative efforts

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Potter, Margaret, 412-624-3496

 

Pennsylvania, Collaborative Education

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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Link Article

107

2000

COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS

Harris County Health District

Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Baylor County Public Health Students

1999

Linkage of the clinical, research, teaching, and public health activities of a college of medicine with community based primary, secondary, and tertiary care for the medically underserved, through the Diabetes Awareness and Education Community-based Program, Disease Prevention Program, Prevention into Practice Initiative, and Texas Diabetes Prevention and Control Initiative

Highly successful collaborative efforts

Educational and Community-Based Programs; Diabetes; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards in the Community-- diabetes and preventative health

Baylor County Texas

Baylor Health Departments

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Baker, Susan 713-798-3606

 

Diabetes, Preventative Health

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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Link Article

108

2000

LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COLLABORATE TO TRAIN STUDENTS WHILE IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH

 

Hahnemann University School of Public Health

MPH Students, Philadelphia Community

1996

Extension of the MPH curriculum to include Community-Based Master's Project and build upon existing program to include linkage actives with county health department

Successful evaluation of family planning clinic; study on asthma morbidity and the urban population; and risk assessments of occupational lyme disease exposure

Educational and Community-Based Programs

Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards in the Community-- education and community risk assessments

Philadelphia

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Bartle, Nathalie, 215-762-3939

 

Community Development, Public Health Collaboration, STD Clinic

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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109

2000

A SHARED VISION OF EXCELLENCE: DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL PUBIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Jefferson County Department of Health

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Public Health Students and Jefferson Community

2000

Collaborative work on a project to develop a local public health leadership academy

Successful in attracting applicants and bringing additional academic input to the practice setting.

Public Health Infrastructure

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce

Jefferson, Alabama

Jefferson Health Department

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Cleckley, C. Deborah, 205-930-1401

 

Collaborative Development, Jefferson, Alabama

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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110

2000

FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: APPLYING A MEDICAL SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL TO UPGRADE CLINICAL BREAST EXAM SKILLS OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT NURSE/CLINICIANS

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Breast Cancer Patients

1995

CCCWFU developed and evaluated an instructional model using simulated patients to teach clinical breast exam to medical students

Developed a four-hour workshop taught by certified MammaCare Specialists and BCCCP staff to discuss various methods of CBE, instruction breast lump discrimination skills, and breast abnormalities.

Cancer

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce: Training for Breast Cancer Screening

Wake Forest County, North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Walker, Beth, 336-713-7008

 

MammaCare, Collaborative Training, Breast Cancer

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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Link Article

111

2000

ON-CAMPUS ANONYMOUS HIV COUNSELING AND TESTING CLINICS: LINKING PUBLIC HEALTH AND UNIVERSITIES

New River Health District

Student Health Services at Virginia Tech, Radford University

At-Risk HIV Population and HIV Patients

1996

On-campus anonymous HIV counseling and testing clinics for students

Provided a convenient opportunity for students to learn their current HIV status and receive prevention counseling

HIV

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- HIV Education

Virginia

Virginia Department of Health, Division of STD/AIDS

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Hershey, Henry, J, 540-381-7108

 

HIV/STD/ Counseling, Virginia

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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Link Article

112

2000

INTERDISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION CLINICS IN APPALACHIAN COUNTIES IN OHIO

Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH

The Ohio State University

Families and their Children Living in Appalachia

1995

Academia and health department established developmental evaluation clinics in Hocking and Pike counties in occupational therapy, psychology, speech pathology and public health nursing to address developmental problems of children living in Appalachia

Provided primary care

Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- primary care information

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Department of Health

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Ronald L. Lindsay, 614-292-6816

 

Evaluation Clinics, Evaluations

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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113

2000

CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH STATISTICS

Minnesota Department of Health

University of Minnesota

Minnesota Residents

1999

Under the CDC Center for Excellence in Health Statistics cooperative agreement, establish a long-term partnership between the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Health to develop advanced statistical methods for tracking and analyzing high priority public health issues, such as smoking and racial disparities in health outcomes

Joint partnership established; project formally approved by Minnesota legislature

Public Health Infrastructure

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- program development and educational information.

Minnesota

CDC

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Oswald, John, 612-676-5187

 

Health Disparities, Minnesota

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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Link Article

114

2000

UNIVERSITY AMONG COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS: DEVELOPING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MODELS FOR UNDERSTANDING HEALTH DEPARTMENT RESOURCES, SERVICES AND OUTCOMES

Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Yavapai County Health Department

Arizona State University

Arizona Residents

1999

The development of an inventory and assessment of county health departments' resources, structure, provision of services, staffing patterns, technical capabilities, county relations and demographics to better understand the organization and financing of public health services in Arizona's fifteen counties

Brought together a wide range of information regarding county health department resources and capabilities

Public Health Infrastructure

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- program development and educational information.

Arizona

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Riley, Catharine, M., 602-244-8729

 

Arizona, Public Health Finding Report

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

Related Websites

Keyword Search

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Link Article

115

2000

PUBLIC HEALTH IN SOUTH CAROLINA: RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND COLLABORATION

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

University of South Carolina School of Public Health

South Carolina Residents

1999

Collaboration between academia and health department to address the issue of physical inactivity at the local and state level

Developed ongoing relationship that has afforded both organizations the opportunity to benefit from the expertise and perspective of the other

Physical Activity and Fitness

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- program development and educational information.

South Carolina

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Shepard, Dennis, 803-777-9476

 

South Carolina, Good Health

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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116

2000

INCREASING DENTAL ACCESS FOR CHILDREN: ACCESS TO BABY AND CHILD DENTISTRY--THE ABCD PROGRAM

Spokane Regional Health District

University of Washington

Medicaid-enrolled Children in Washington State

1995

ABCD program was implemented as a pilot project with the goals of educating mothers about children's oral health and increasing dental visits

Children enrolled received more dental services

Oral Health; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable-- increased oral health service

Washington State

Medicaid

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Vanderlinde, Michele, 509-324-1550

 

ABCD, Washington State

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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Link Article

117

2000

FORMATION ONF A MULTI-COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

Kern County Department of Public Health

Fresno State University

Public Health Students

2000

Provide a Public Health Partnership through academic training and health department collaboration

Formed affiliations with public entities

Public Health Infrastructure

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- collaborative training

Kern County, California

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Chanbers, Steve, 661-868-0389

 

Kern, County, California

 

NO

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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Link Article

118

2000

THIRD THURSDAY BREAKFAST BROADCASTS (T2B2): A COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONS

New York State Department of Health and New York State Community Health Partnership

University at Albany

Public Health Students and New York Residents

1999

T2B2 for local health departments interested in non-degree continuing education opportunities for staff

Strengthened partnerships between academia and health department

Public Health Infrastructure

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- collaborative training and education

New York

New York State Community Health Partnership

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Dyer, Cristina, 518-452-7905

 

Collaborative Training, New York

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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Link Article

119

2000

PROFILE OF HISPANIC PREGNANT WOMEN WHO RECEIVED PRENATAL CARE IN A PERINATAL CLINIC

Ohio Department of Health

Ohio State University School of Public Health

Pregnant Hispanic Women in Columbus, Ohio

1999

MPH students fulfill professional training requirement by providing services and prenatal programs to Spanish speaking mothers with low levels of education

Students obtained practical experience

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- collaborative training and education

Columbus, Ohio

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Love, Randi, 614-293-3925

 

Collaborative Training, Hispanic Population

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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Link Article

120

2000

COST-BENEFITS OF FEEDING AND NUTRITION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Center on Human Development and Disability

University of Washington

Children in the Washington Area With Special Feeding Needs

1999

Collaborative project between academia and health department to provide cost-effective assistance to children with medical conditions

Estimated medical costs avoided exceeded the intervention costs for nutrition and feeding team services for 28 of the 30 children

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health; Nutrition

Evaluate Effectiveness, Accessibility, and Quality of Personal and Population-based Health services-- access the cost of children assistance program

Washington State

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

     

Special health Care Needs, Washington State

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essentional Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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121

2000

UNIVERSITIES/STATE GOVERNMENT COLLABORATE TO PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION AND POLICY

Tennessee Department of Health

University of Tennessee Colleges of Pharmacy, Law, and Medicine; Meharry Medical College; and Vanderbilt University Colleges of Law and Medicine

University Medicine and Law Students

1999

Collaborative health care policy issues and partnership development

Support of government departments and statewide support of pharmacy, law, and medical schools

Public Health Infrastructure

Evaluate Effectiveness, Accessibility, and Quality of Personal and Population-based Health Services-- successful collaborative through statewide effort

Tennessee

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Regan, Judy, 615-532-6669

 

Tennessee, Collaboration

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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122

2000

TOWN HEALTH PLANNING AND RESEARCH

Manchester Health Department

University of Connecticut

MPH Students

1999

Ongoing community health needs assessment project conducted to gain better understanding of the health status and health needs of local residents

Excellent learning experience for students

Educational and Community-Based Programs

Develop Policies and Plans that Support Individual and Community Health Efforts

Connecticut

Health Department

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Segal, Joan, 860-679-3351

 

Connecticut, MPH Students

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

Related Websites

Keyword Search

Database Source

Link Article

123

2000

LINKING SCIENCE TO PRACTICE IN A STATE TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM

Kentucky Department of Public Health

University of Kentucky

Kentucky Resident Smokers

1994

State Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program involving collaboration for research, evaluation, technical assistance, education, and training

Published article on tobacco cessation; exposed clinical nursing students to experiential learning

Tobacco Use

Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable-- tobacco cessation prevention programs

Kentucky

Kentucky Department of Public Health

Formal/Affiliation Association

Journal of Addiction Diseases (Hahn, Warnick, & Plemmons, 1999), and American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1999, Hahn, et al.

Warnick, Todd, A. 502-564-7996

 

Tobacco Cessation

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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124

2000

THE 1998 OHIO FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY

Ohio Department of Health

Ohio State University School of Public Health

Columbus, Ohio Residents

1998

Ohio Family Health Survey developed to obtain Ohio baseline measures of health insurance coverage, health status, health risk behaviors, access to care, health care utilization, health care costs, satisfaction with care, and unmet health needs.

Provided data sources

Access to Quality Health Services

Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable-- health and minority data

Ohio

Ohio Health Department

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Dorsky, Davic, 614-728-4738

 

Ohio Health Survey, Ohio

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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125

2000

YOUTH 2K AND BEYOND: TOBACCO CONTROL

Tobacco Control Section, CA Department of Health Services

University of Southern CA

California Residents

1999

Planning committee to work with tobacco control issues regarding youth

Excellent conference attendance

Tobacco Use

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- program development and educational information

Southern California

TCS

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Lawson, Roberta, 916-445-2567

 

Tobacco Control, Southern California

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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126

2000

AN INTER-AGENCY EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS

Virginia Beach Department of Public Health

Old Dominion University, College of Health Science

Virginia Beach Residents and Infants

1999

Grant to perform prospective pre-test evaluation of an immunization intervention aimed at increasing immunization initiation for all infants born in Virginia Beach

Significant difference in the timely immunization rates between the intervention and control groups.

Immunizations and Infectious Diseases; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- program development and educational information.

Virginia Beach

Partners for Healthy Communities Grant

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Redmond, N. Sara

 

Virginia Beach, Infant Immunization

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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127

2000

ELSA: OPENING THE DOOR TO INFORMATION

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)

University of South Carolina

South Carolina Residents

1995

Provide limited information retrieval and document delivery services, and study the information needs of DHEC.

ELSA offers internet training workshops throughout the state, participates in DOCLINE to retrieve materials through medical libraries, and functions as an electronic library for DHEC.

Public Health Infrastructure

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- program development and educational Information.

South Carolina

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

Primary Health and Environmental Journals

Sandberg, Elaine, 803-737-7448

 

South Carolina, Environmental Health

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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128

2000

AN INTERNET ENABLED VACCINE DATABASE WITH CLINICAL LOGIC AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Jefferson County Health Department

University of Louisville Kentucky

Kentucky Residents

1997

Louisville School of Medicine awarded a grant to develop a state-of-the-art Internet immunization database

Changes in vaccine recommendations can be implemented immediately

Immunizations and Infectious Diseases; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues-- immunization rate access for the community

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville School of Medicine grant

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Skonicki, Phyllis 502-574-6585

 

Louisville, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Immunization, Internet

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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129

2000

MOCK EPIDEMIC EXERCISE FOR SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Chesapeake Health Department

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Eastern Virginia Residents

1996

Effort to link what medical students learn in the 2nd year epidemiology/biostatistics courses with "real world" experience

Positive learning experiences; MPH students at each site strengthen collaboration between the medicine and public health training program

Immunizations and Infectious Diseases

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- collaborative training and education

Eastern Virginia Residents

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Welch, Nancy, 757-382-8627

 

Eastern Virginia, Epidemiology/B ioStataistics, Foodborne Illnesses

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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130

2000

ASSESSING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ABSTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program

Boise State University

Sexually Active Teens

1999

Determine the beliefs of Idaho adults regarding abstinence and teen pregnancy prevention.

Successful collaboration

Family Planning

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- collaborative training and education

Idaho

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Wickham, Angela, 208-334-5957

 

Abstinence, Welfare, Idaho

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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131

2000

RESEARCHER-COMMUNITY COLLABORATION FOR STD PREVENTION: THE GONORRHEA COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT IN HARLEM

New York City Department of Health

University of Pennsylvania, Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University

STD at Risk Community

1999

Design and implement interventions to increase health care seeking and improve health care services for individuals at risk, primarily adolescents with high gonorrhea prevalence. Collect data through qualitative interviews. Provide participants with the necessary commune support.

Commune Advisory Board became an active group of community leaders and organizations that are invested in the successful implementation of the project interventions.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards in the Community-- gonorrhea and other STDs

New York City

CDC

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Bleakley, Amy, 212-305-1187

 

Gonorrhea, STD Prevention

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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Link Article

132

2000

SANTA ANA PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROJECT

Orange County Health Care Agency

University of California

Orange County California Residents

1999

Reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths in Santa Ana by developing a task force on safety issues and project coordination

Pedestrian Injuries/Deaths in 1999 were 13% Lower than in 1998

Injury/Violence Prevention

Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards in the Community-- pedestrian injury and deaths

Orange County, California

Pedestrian Safety Project

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Kraft, Jennifer, 714-834-6770

 

Pedestrian Safety, Santa Ana

 

No

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Relevant Essential Public Health Services

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133

2000

IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF RURAL UNDERSERVED FAMILIES: THE EASTERN SHORE PARTNERSHIP

Clinical Practice and Services

University of Maryland School of Nursing

Medically Undeserved County Residents

2000

Improve access to care for undeserved, uninsured and geographically compromised residents in need of health services

Undeserved families receive accessible health care services

Access to Quality Health Services

Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable

Maryland

 

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Oros, Marla, 410-706-0140

 

Access to Care, Maryland

 

No

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Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

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134

2000

INVESTMENTS IN PREVENTION: LINKING RESEARCH, POLICY AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE

Illinois Department of Pubic Health

University of Illinois at Chicago

Academic Researchers, Public Health Practitioners, and Public Policy Decision Makers

2000

A conference to develop a strategic planning process to address preventative health, infectious diseases, and women's health.

Promoted collaboration through initiation of an ongoing dialogue among academic researchers, public health practitioners, and public policy decision makers

Cancer; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health; Immunizations and Infectious Diseases; HIV; Tobacco Use; Injury/Violence Prevention; Heart Disease and Stroke; Mental Health and Mental Disorders; Respiratory Diseases

Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable

Springfield, Illinois

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Turning Point Initiative

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Landrum, Laura, 217-782-6235

 

Illinois, Turning Point, Disease Prevention

 

No

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Date

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Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

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Initial Date of Activity

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135

2000

NO ID = NO TOBACCO COMMUNITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Marion County Health Department

Indiana University

Indiana Residents and Youth

1999

Reduce youth access to tobacco by implementing strategic planning to stop tobacco sales without Ids

Six presentations were given to neighborhood residents, 89% were very or somewhat likely to distribute the "No ID = No Tobacco" coupons to their local tobacco retailers

Tobacco Use

Enforce Laws and Regulations that Protect Health and Ensure Safety-- no sales of tobacco without ID

Marion County

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Turning Point Initiative

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Petty, Jane, 317-278-0778

 

Tobacco Sales, Minors

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

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Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

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Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

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136

2000

OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROJECT FOR THE YEARS 1997-1998 IN PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESOURCE MANUAL TO BE UTILIZED BY ALL PORTAGE COUNTY TEACHERS REGARDING HIV, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND TEEN PREGNANCY

Portage County Health Department

Northeast Ohio University College of Medicine

Portage County Resident Children

1995

Provide education and skills for prevention of pregnancy, HIV, and other STDs

Provided education and learning opportunities for residents

Family Planning; HIV; Substance Abuse

Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable

Portage County, Ohio

Portage County Chapter of the American Read Cross

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Brumm, Susan, 614-644-7150

 

STD Rates, Preventative Health, Ohio

 

No

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Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

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Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

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Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

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137

2000

MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH SURVEILLANCE: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE

City of Philadelphia

MCP Hahnemann University School of Public Health, The University of Pittsburgh

City of Pittsburgh Graduate School

2000

Program designed to enhance the safety and welfare of municipal workers by developing a surveillance database to study motor vehicles crashes involving the City's 30,000 employees.

Successfully expanded the database to include information relevant to risk factory analysis of motor vehicle crashes

Injury/Violence Prevention

Monitor Health Status to Identify Community Health Problems

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Three Externally Funded Research Grants

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Tollerud, David, 215-762-6514

 

Motor Vehicle Crashes (MVC's), Pittsburgh

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

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138

2000

JOINT FAMILY MEDICINE/PUBLIC HEALTH AND GENERAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM

OHSU Department of Public Health and Preventative Medicine

Oregon Health Sciences University

Oregon Residents

1998

Integrating family practice and public health training through resident work for MPH students in the OHSU Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health

Strengthened relationship between academia and health department; provided practice training to MPH students

Public Health Infrastructure; Educational and Community-Based Programs

Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce-- collaborative training and education

Oregon

Oregon Health Sciences University Department of Family Medicine, and Clacksmas County Public Health Division

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Melnick, Alan, 503-494-0756

 

Oregon, Clackamas County, Residency Training

 

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

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Contact Information

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Link Article

154

2000

FLORIDA'S BRAIN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Florida Department of Health

Florida State University Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy; Ounce of Prevention Healthy Families Florida Program

Parents and Babies of Healthy Start Healthy Families Program

 

Train Healthy Start and Healthy Families home visitors in how to implement the newest brain development research, using the Partners for a Healthy Baby prenatal and infant home visiting curricula

Established closer ties between the staff of Healthy Families and the staff of Healthy Start; adoption of the Partners for a Healthy Baby curricula to guide home visits

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues; Assure a Competent Public Health and Personal Health Care Workforce

Florida

Florida TANF

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Cindy Lewis, 850-488-2834

     

No

ID

Date

Title

Agencies/Organizations Involved

Academic Institutions Involved

Target Population(s)

Initial Date of Activity

General Description/Goals/Objectives

Outcomes Achieved

Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area

Relevant Essential Public Health Services

Geographic Location of Activity

Funder

Type of Linkage Activities

Related Publications

Contact Information

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Keyword Search

Database Source

Link Article

155

2000

A COLLABORATIVE MODEL TO REDUCE CHRONIC DISEASE RISK IN MEDICALLY-UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

Alabama Department of Public Health

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Rural, Underserved, Predominantly African-American Communities

 

Reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer through multi-session health promotion activities utilizing the Community Health Advisor model

Success mobilization and activation of the community to participate

Cancer; Heart Disease and Stroke

Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues; Mobilize Community Partnerships to Identify and Solve Health Problems

Alabama Black Belt region

University of Alabama

Formal/Affiliation Association

 

Jim McVay, 334-206-5600

     

No

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