Model Practices Winners 2012

These programs were reviewed by a committee of peers (other local health department professionals) and were determined to be initiative programs, resources, administrative practices, or tools that demonstrates exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. A model practice meets the following criteria: local health department (LHD) role, collaboration, innovation, responsiveness, and evaluation (both process and outcome). A promising practice exhibits the potential to become a model practice.

Alameda County Public Health Department
Alameda County Building Blocks for Health Equity Initiative

Albany County Department of Health on behalf of Albany County Strategic Alliance for Health
Healthy Convenience Store Initiative

Boulder County Public Health
Rapid Access and Treatment Retention of Young Opioid Addicts

Brevard County Health Department/Fl Dept of Health
Comprehensive Sexual Assault Examination Response

City of Kansas City, Mo., Health Department
Joint Metropolitan Regional News Release Protocol

Clackamas County Health, Housing and Human Services
Mobile Technologies Program in Behavioral Health and Primary Care

Clark County Public Health
Use of Emergency Community Notification System in Disease Outbreaks

Cobb and Douglas Public Health
Center for Organizational Performance and Strategy Management

Columbus Public Health
Columbus Art Walks

Contra Costa County Health Services
WIC Inter-Conception Depression/Anxiety Screening, Education and Referral Program

Contra Costa Health Services
Lift Every Voice (LEV) Program

Contra Costa Health Services
Contra Costa Life Course Initiative – Building Economic Security Today (BEST) at WIC

Dakota County Public Health Department
Smart Choices: Creating a Healthy School Environment

Denver Department of Environmental Health
Clean Air at Schools: Engines Off

Denver Public Health
HANDI – Using a Mobile App for Mass Intervention Data Collection

Duval County Health Department and Florida Department of Health
The Interdiction Project (TIP) Phase I-III: A Potential Innovative Program for HIV Positive Persons to Reduce STD Co-infection with HIV/AIDS, New HIV Infection and Resistant HIV Transmission

Franklin County Health Department
Three for Free

Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services
Advancing Environmental Equity using PACE-EH

Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Community Nutrition Series

Johnson County Department of Health and Environment
Dispense-Assist

Johnson County Department of Health and Environment
Technical Assistance Review Assignment, Documentation, and Tracking Tool & Documentation Organization Process

Kane County Health Department
Implementation of Quality Improvement Following Agency Transition and Restructuring

Lake County Health Department
Toothy 2 Brings Dental Care to Children in Lake County, Florida

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Los Angeles County Health Survey

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health - Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
cPAT- Community Push Partner Assessment Tool

MA Health Officers Association and Boston University School of Public Health
Massachusetts Public Health Inspector Training (MA PHIT)

Marion County Health Department
Public Health Preparedness Epidemiology Annex Activation


Marion County Health Department
Local Medical Reserve Corps Unit Strategic Planning Process

Marshall County Health Department
Public Health Response to Access to Rural Mental Health Services

Mason County Public Health
Clean Water District Model (Water Quality)

Mohave County Department of Public Health- Environmental Health Division
Public Health Nuisance Program Funding

Northeast Texas Public Health District
Tyler's Fit City Challenge

Salt Lake Valley Health Department/Environmental Health/Household Hazardous Waste Program
Partnership in Responsible Electronics Recycling

Schenectady County Public Health Services
Know, Grow and Eat Your Vegetables: Increasing Access to Healthier Foods Among the Developmentally Disabled

Sedgwick County Health Department
Community Health Navigators Program

Spokane Regional Health District
Neighborhoods Matter

Spokane Regional Health District
Using Decision Support Software for Budget Decisions

Tri-County Health Department
Tri-County Health Department WIC Community Gardens

Tri-County Health Department
The Backflow Roadshow: Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Training

Alameda County Public Health
Alameda County-Food to Families Project (A Kresge Foundation grant)

Baker County Health Department
Healthy Choice Restaurant Program

Bloomington Public Health
Public Health Cultural Competence Assessment

Boston Public Health Commission
NER New Digital Library for Public Health

Boulder County Public Health
Boulder County Health Information Collaborative

Brevard County Health Department
Primary Access To Health (PATH) Program

Bullitt County Health Department
Bullitt County Smoke-free Regulation Passage

Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps
Barnstable County Sun Safety Education Program: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

Charlotte County Health Departmetn
Integrating Health Into City Design

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department
The Application of a CASPER Survey to Improve Nuclear Preparedness

Chicago Department of Public Health
Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project

Chicago Department of Public Health
Healthy Chicago Public Health Agenda

Chicago Department of Public Health
School Based Oral Health Program

City of Kansas City, Mo., Health Department
24/7/365 Initial response to media calls within 5 minutes

City of Plano Environmental Health Department
Application of Quick Response (QR) Codes to Health Permits

Clay County Health Department
First-in-Florida STD text messaging

Cobb and Douglas Public Health
Cobb Public Health Interactive Technology Project

Columbus Public Health
Healthy Children, Healthy Weights: A PSE approach to childhood obesity prevention

Columbus Public Health
Portable Immunization Clinic Field Operations Guide

Contra Costa Health Services
Contra Costa Life Course Initiative - Staff Training

Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Farm to School - Fresh Produce in the Cafeteria

Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Using Continuous Quality Improvement to Decrease Critical Risk Factors in Food Services

Denver Public Health
Denver's In-School Immunization Project

Escambia County Health Department, Florida Department of Health
Syphilis Elimination Project: Social Marketing Campaign & STD Program Outreach in Escambia County, Florida

Franklin County Health Department
Operation Drug Safe Homes

Green River District Health Department
Implementation of Quality Management System in the Environmental Health Programs of the Green River District Health Department

Green River District Health Department
Improving Internal Awareness of Public Health Media Outreach to Internal Customer

Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department
Comprehensive Approach to Prevention, Testing, and Treatment of Sexually-Transmitted Infections and HIV within a Local Health Department

Hennepin County, Minnesota
Suicide Prevention:Suicide Means Restriction Education in Crisis Care

Hillsborough County Health Department
GIFT model practice

Kanawha-Charleston Health Department
Kanawha County CLEAN

Kanawha-Charleston Health Department
Sustaining New Programs in Public Health: "A Work in Progress"

Livingston County Department of Health
Healthy LIVINGston

Livingston County Department of Health
Community Health Worker Program

Los Angeles Dept. of Public Health-Acute Communicable Disease Control
Online Preparedness Training Program for Schools and Communities

Macomb County Health Department
Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness "Make It Simple"

Manatee County Health Department
Manatee County Healthy Choices Restaurant Program

Manatee County Health Department
Policy, Systems and Environmental Changes in Worksite Wellness

Marion County Health Department
The Marion County Health Department Dental Clinic Collaboration Benefits the Citizens of Marion County

Martin County Health Department
Mercury in seafood education project

Martin County Health Department
Peaceful Playgrounds: Increase Physical Activity of Children During Recess

Mesa County Health Department
PPHR as a Regional Approach for Public Health Success!

New Orleans Health Department
Privatization and Transition of Primary Care Services

Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department
HealthSIS/Community Surveillance

Oklahoma City-County Health Department
Integrated Emergency Operations Center for Public Health

Orange County Health Dept
Team Bio-Force

Orange County Health Dept.
Customer Queue Management Program and Implementation

Palm Beach County Health Department
Use of IGRA for TB Infection Screening

Public Health - Dayton and Montgomery County
Exercise by Prescription:A Collaboration between Healthcare Providers at a Federally Qualified Health Center and Public Health Fitness Instructors

Salt Lake Valley Health Department
Restaurant Inspection Website Tool for Reducing Critical Violations

San Joaquin County Public Health Services
Utilizing Existing Partnerships with the Schools and School Nurses to Expand Public Health Services' Response to Communicable Disease Control Threats

Sarasota County Health Department
SafeRx: Campaign for Responsible Prescriptions

SC DHEC Public Health Region 2
Region 2 Fast Track Services (FTS)

Spokane Regional Health District
School Immunization Record Review Project in Spokane County Washington

St Louis County Department of Health
Bio-Defense Network

St. Louis County Department of Health, Communicable Disease Control Services and The Gateway Immunization Coalition
The Kids That Rock campaign: A local effort to be hip and raise immunization awareness among parents of young children.

St. Louis County Department of Health/ St. Louis University
No Flu For You! (An evidence based influenza education campaign)

Stanislaus County Public Health
Facility Use Assessments:A Multi-Agency Cooperative Effort

Tarrant County Public Health
Law Enforcement's Role in Point of Dispensing (POD) Security and SNS Response Workshop

Tarrant County Public Health and Advance Practice Center
Public Health 101 for First Responders

The Point/SC DHEC/Region 7 Public Health
The Point - It's All About You

Three Rivers District Health Department
Board of Health Boot Camp

Three Rivers District Health Department
Solving the Strategic Planning Puzzle

Tri-County Health Department (TCHD)
Solid and Hazardous Waste Facility Oversight Program

Two Rivers Public Health Department
Young Children Priority One Dental Program

Volusia County Health Department
Secondary Review Process

Volusia County Health Department
Custom Cash Management Application

Volusia County Health Department/ Department of Health/ Vital Statistics
Electronic Storage of Vital Statistics File

Westchester County/Environmental Health Services/Bureau of Public Health Protection
Preemptive Closure of Marine Beaches Due to Rain Events

Williamson County and Cities Health District
Living Well and Healthy