Database of Academic / Practice Linkages
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Related Websites |
Keyword Search |
Database Source |
Link Article |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Geographic Location of Activity |
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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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Title |
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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 |
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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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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Contact Information |
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Keyword Search |
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Link Article |
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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General Description/Goals/Objectives |
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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 |
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General Description/Goals/Objectives |
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Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
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Geographic Location of Activity |
Funder |
Type of Linkage Activities |
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Contact Information |
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Keyword Search |
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Link Article |
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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Relevant Healthy People 2010 Focus Area |
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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 |
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Type of Linkage Activities |
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Contact Information |
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Keyword Search |
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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 |
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Type of Linkage Activities |
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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 |
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Geographic Location of Activity |
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Type of Linkage Activities |
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Contact Information |
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Keyword Search |
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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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