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Community engagement

Approaches to improve community engagement and citizen participation.

New Item Public-Private Partnership Increased H1N1 Vaccinations (WA)
The Snohomish Health District (SHD) in northwest Washington State successfully organized mass vaccination clinics (MVC) in October and November 2009, as its "central strategy to...   >> More
New Item Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks Campaign
The American Public Health Association developed this campaign to encourage emergency preparedness at the high school and community level. Materials use a catch phrase-"Set Your...   >> More
New Item Agency Emergency Plan - COOP planning for CBOs (CA)
CARD ? Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters ? is based in Oakland, California. They develop clear, practical preparedness resources specifically for community organizations....   >> More
New Item Oklahoma Push Partner Program
The Oklahoma Department of Health developed a Push Partner Program in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21, which asked all communities to be prepared to provide...   >> More
New Item Cambridge Public Participation Project (MA)
The Cambridge Advanced Practice Center partnered with local service providers to meet with at-risk groups as part of regularly scheduled gatherings. These town hall sessions were...   >> More
New Item FBO/CBO Outreach and Coordination (CA)
A campaign to integrate community-based organizations (CBOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) into pandemic preparedness considers the ways in which these organizations have the...   >> More
New Item Equity in Emergency Response Communications Toolkit (WA)
An expansive web site created by the Public Health-Seattle & King County Advanced Practice Center describes a collaboration between the health department and community-based...   >> More
New Item Emergency Preparedness Training Curriculum for Latino Promoters (MD)
The Montgomery County Advanced Practice Center (APC) in collaboration with the County's Latino Health Initiative (LHI), reached out to the county's growing Latino/Hispanic community by...   >> More
New Item Deaf Smart Disaster Planning Workshop
Several organizations in northeast Minnesota held a day-long workshop to encourage preparedness among members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. The health department and its...   >> More
New Item Vulnerable Populations Action Team (WA)
Public Health-Seattle and King County (WA) developed the Vulnerable Populations Action Team (VPAT) to ensure that vulnerable populations have access to public health information and...   >> More
New Item Strengthening the Strengtheners (MD)
Strengthening the Strengtheners: A Toolkit in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response for Congregations is a very useful collection of resources, checklists, and assessment...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Flu Citizen Engagement Project (MO)
A citizen engagement project sought to bring a public voice into the crafting of pandemic plans in the Kansas City metropolitan area. One KC Voice, a metro-wide alliance of civic...   >> More
New Item What If? Colorado (CO)
Colorado has taken online community engagement one step further than many states by creating a reality-type exercise with citizens, who will be selected to compete only after they...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Planning Kit for Community Organizations (GA)
The Planning Kit provides a pandemic preparedness framework for community, social service, and faith-based organizations. The materials contain information on adult social distancing,...   >> More
New Item CodeReady.org (MN)
CodeReady.org is an all-hazards emergency preparedness campaign that was "branded" to enhance retention of personal preparedness information and prompt individual action. The State of...   >> More
New Item Polk County Special Population Planning (WI)
Special Population Planning creates a method for providing emergency responders in a Wisconsin county with a medical registry for special populations that may require assistance during...   >> More
New Item Policy Analysis CollaborativE (PACE) (National)
A valuable large-scale, public engagement initiative focused on community control measures for pandemic influenza is represented in these reports. The initiative featured a host of...   >> More
New Item Community Food Supply Outreach (WY)
A small, easily managed, and highly visible marketing project was achieved through a local health department's cooperative agreement with a grocery store. The health department's...   >> More
New Item Community Tool Kit: Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic (MN)
The Community Tool Kit is intended to educate community groups about seasonal, avian, and pandemic influenza. The materials place these influenza-related risks in the context of other...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Disparities Prevention Initiative (NC)
The Disparities Prevention Initiative represents a thoughtful, deliberate approach to anticipating and minimizing racial and ethnic disparities that may occur as the result of a...   >> More
New Item Hamilton County Preparation Project (OH)
The Hamilton County Preparation Project uses a variety of community health education tools to encourage pandemic influenza education and preparedness within the county. This was an...   >> More
New Item Tribal outreach in New Mexico (NM)
This practice contains materials that formed the basis of a community outreach project among 22 American Indian tribes in New Mexico. These materials include a PowerPoint presentation...   >> More
New Item Promotores for Pandemic Influenza (TX)
El Paso is training promotores and community health workers to provide pandemic influenza education for the Hispanic/Latino community in El Paso, Texas. The practice includes both an...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Information Tool Kit: Town Hall Meetings (IN)
These documents are part of a detailed toolkit for planning and conducting local mini-Summits or Town Hall Meetings on introductory pandemic preparedness issues. The toolkit is...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Mini-Grant Program (IL)
McHenry County creatively used its pandemic planning budget to issue mini-grants to cities, school districts, and township governments. McHenry County provided a $5,000 mini-grant...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Flu Town Hall Meeting Models (NY)
The Town Hall Meeting Models provide useful descriptions of community engagement activities, such as town hall meetings, televised meetings, open houses, and mini-summits. The...   >> More
New Item Neighbor to Neighbor Network (MO)
The Neighbor to Neighbor Network is a local, grassroots project that designates community hierarchies to establish communication about vulnerabilities between neighbors and offer...   >> More

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