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The following stories come from various sources, including
- Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconferences, which offer recent data and calls to action following the release of CDC’s monthly Vital Signs reports
- Partnership Support Unit (PSU), which administers cooperative agreements with national nonprofit organizations to build capacity among state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies
- National Public Health Improvement Initiative (NPHII), a CDC-funded project that supported health departments to improve the delivery and impact of public health services
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Assessing National Public Health Standards Performance through Self-Assessment
Location / Partner: Minnesota
Topics: Accreditation/Standards, Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
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Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Becomes Routine Practice in Alaska’s Public Health Nursing Clinics
Location / Partner: Alaska
Topics: Alcohol/Drug/Tobacco Use, Clinical Preventive Services
Year: 2016
Source: Vital Signs
Helping People with Mental Illness in Massachusetts and Connecticut Quit Smoking
Location / Partner: Massachusetts
Topics: Alcohol/Drug/Tobacco Use
Year: 2014
Source: Vital Signs
Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Rallies for Smoke-Free Air
Location / Partner: Indiana (Vanderburgh County)
Topics: Alcohol/Drug/Tobacco Use
Year: 2013
Source: PSU
Austin/Travis County, Addresses Disproportionate Effects of Smoking among People with Mental Illness
Location / Partner: Texas
Topics: Alcohol/Drug/Tobacco Use
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
North Carolina Examines Methadone Deaths within the Medicaid Population
Location / Partner: North Carolina
Topics: Alcohol/Drug/Tobacco Use
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Utah Takes Multipronged Approach to Respond to Prescription Drug Abuse
Location / Partner: Utah
Topics: Alcohol/Drug/Tobacco Use
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
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Pharmacists Help Improve Health of Yakama Indians Living with Diabetes
Location / Partner: Yakama Indian Health Service
Topics: Chronic Disease
Year: 2015
Source: PSU
Clinic Takes Team Approach to Controlling Hypertension in Ellsworth, Wisconsin
Location / Partner: Wisconsin (Ellsworth)
Topics: Chronic Disease, Clinical Preventive Services
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Public Health and Primary Care Partner in South Carolina to Address Cardiovascular Health
Location / Partner: South Carolina
Topics: Chronic Disease, Clinical Preventive Services
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Schenectady County Program Lowers Sodium in Menu Items for Seniors
Location / Partner: New York (Schenectady County)
Topics: Chronic Disease, Clinical Preventive Services
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Sodium Reduction Campaign Encourages Healthy Choices Among Consumers
Location / Partner: Massachusetts
Topics: Chronic Disease, Nutrition/Physical Activity
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
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Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Becomes Routine Practice in Alaska’s Public Health Nursing Clinics
Location / Partner: Alaska
Topics: Alcohol/Drug/Tobacco Use, Clinical Preventive Services
Year: 2016
Source: Vital Signs
Clinic Takes Team Approach to Controlling Hypertension in Ellsworth, Wisconsin
Location / Partner: Wisconsin (Ellsworth)
Topics: Chronic Disease, Clinical Preventive Services
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Public Health and Primary Care Partner in South Carolina to Address Cardiovascular Health
Location / Partner: South Carolina
Topics: Chronic Disease, Clinical Preventive Services
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Schenectady County Program Lowers Sodium in Menu Items for Seniors
Location / Partner: New York (Schenectady County)
Topics: Chronic Disease, Clinical Preventive Services
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Physicians Write a Prescription to Get Up and Get Moving in New Mexico Prescription Trails Program
Location / Partner: New Mexico
Topics: Clinical Preventive Services, Nutrition/Physical Activity
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Montana County Promotes Walking by Creating a Community that is Healthy by Design
Location / Partner: Montana (Yellowstone County)
Topics: Clinical Preventive Services, Nutrition/Physical Activity
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
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Colorado’s Public Health Laboratory: A Leader in Detecting Listeria and Other Foodborne Bacteria
Location / Partner: Colorado
Topics: Food Safety
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Massachusetts Tackles Listeria and Other Foodborne Bacteria Through Teamwork
Location / Partner: Massachusetts
Topics: Food Safety
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
CSTE Trains Public Health Staff to Improve Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response
Location / Partner: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Topics: Food Safety
Year: 2013
Source: PSU
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Educating Policymakers about Strategies for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections
Location / Partner: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Topics: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2013
Source: PSU
Two Local Health Departments Tackle Healthcare-Associated Infections
Location / Partner: National Assn. of County and City Health Officials
Topics: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2013
Source: PSU
CDC and CSTE Partner to Strengthen the Applied Epidemiology Workforce
Location / Partner: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Topics: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2013
Source: PSU
Oregon Creates a Statewide Network to Limit the Spread of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Location / Partner: Oregon
Topics: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Statewide Surveillance Directs Prevention for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Efforts
Location / Partner: Colorado
Topics: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Illinois Hospitals Collaborate to Reduce Clostridium difficile Infections
Location / Partner: Illinois
Topics: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
New York Hospitals Team Up to Reduce Clostridium difficile Infections
Location / Partner: New York
Topics: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Preventing C. difficile in Massachusetts Hospitals with a Mixed-Methods Learning Collaborative
Location / Partner: Massachusetts
Topics: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
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Los Angeles School District Uses Innovative Approaches to Combat HIV/AIDS among LGBTQ Students
Location / Partner: California (Los Angeles)
Topics: Infectious Disease, Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Advancing Technology to Improve Efficiency of Reporting Influenza Results
Location / Partner: New Jersey
Topics: Infectious Disease, Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
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Colorado Reduces Teen Driving Fatalities Using Science to Inform the Policy Process
Location / Partner: Colorado
Topics: Injury/Safety
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
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The Healthy Babies Challenge: An Initiative of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Location / Partner: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Topics: Maternal/Child Health
Year: 2014
Source: PSU
Preventing Repeat Teen Pregnancy
Location / Partner: Texas
Topics: Maternal/Child Health, Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Keeping Teen Parents on Track for Graduation
Location / Partner: Connecticut
Topics: Maternal/Child Health, Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
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Michigan Increases Opportunities for Low-Income Preschoolers to Eat Smart and Move More
Location / Partner: Michigan
Topics: Nutrition/Physical Activity
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Coordinated Efforts Reversing the Trend of Childhood Obesity in New York State
Location / Partner: New York
Topics: Nutrition/Physical Activity
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Sodium Reduction Campaign Encourages Healthy Choices Among Consumers
Location / Partner: Massachusetts
Topics: Chronic Disease, Nutrition/Physical Activity
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Physicians Write a Prescription to Get Up and Get Moving in New Mexico Prescription Trails Program
Location / Partner: New Mexico
Topics: Clinical Preventive Services, Nutrition/Physical Activity
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
Montana County Promotes Walking by Creating a Community that is Healthy by Design
Location / Partner: Montana (Yellowstone County)
Topics: Clinical Preventive Services, Nutrition/Physical Activity
Year: 2012
Source: Vital Signs
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Quality Improvement Goes Viral: South Carolina’s New STD Patient Management System
Location / Partner: Public Health Foundation
Topics: Quality Improvement, Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2013
Source: PSU
Transforming Public Health Systems in New Orleans
Location / Partner: Louisiana (New Orleans)
Topics: Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: New Orleans H.D.
Improving County Health Department Functions and Health Outcomes
Location / Partner: Florida
Topics: Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
Advancing Technology to Improve Efficiency of Reporting Influenza Results
Location / Partner: New Jersey
Topics: Infectious Disease, Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
Managing and Improving Performance through Online Reporting
Location / Partner: Ohio
Topics: Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
Strengthening Public Health Data Systems Through Performance Improvement
Location / Partner: Tennesee
Topics: Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
Assessing National Public Health Standards Performance through Self-Assessment
Location / Partner: Minnesota
Topics: Accreditation/Standards, Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
Quality Improvement 101: Improving Public Health One Rapid-Cycle Improvement Project at a Time
Location / Partner: North Carolina
Topics: Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
Four Quick Wins to Save Money, Increase Efficiency, and Improve Public Health
Location / Partner: Virginia
Topics: Quality Improvement
Year: 2012
Source: NPHII
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Alaska Targets Efforts to Expand STD Testing Access
Location / Partner: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Topics: Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2015
Source: PSU
Bronx Teens Connection’s Clinic Linkage Model
Location / Partner: New York (New York City)
Topics: Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2014
Source: Vital Signs
Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Adolescents in Mobile County, Alabama
Location / Partner: Alabama (Mobile County)
Topics: Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2014
Source: Vital Signs
Quality Improvement Goes Viral: South Carolina’s New STD Patient Management System
Location / Partner: Public Health Foundation
Topics: Quality Improvement, Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2013
Source: PSU
Preventing Repeat Teen Pregnancy
Location / Partner: Texas
Topics: Maternal/Child Health, Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Keeping Teen Parents on Track for Graduation
Location / Partner: Connecticut
Topics: Maternal/Child Health, Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
Los Angeles School District Uses Innovative Approaches to Combat HIV/AIDS among LGBTQ Students
Location / Partner: California (Los Angeles)
Topics: Infectious Disease, Sexual/Reproductive Health
Year: 2013
Source: Vital Signs
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