Pitt County Health Department Case Study

As Executive Director, I will provide staff leadership for Better Health Association. Our goal for the company is to improve the well-being of individuals. Audiences of all ages will be able to take part in learning about living a healthy lifestyle and developing the skills needed to make healthy choices to prevent diseases and ameliorate conditions for those already afflicted with illnesses. Over the course of the next year, It is my responsibility to develop and lead the staff, management structure, dedicated to achieving the mission for Better Health Care Organization. I plan to make significant changes to our organization, to help guide individuals in Central Ohio, to living a better and healthier lifestyle. My goal is to empower the staff with the training needed to meet our company’s standards.

I have been given many opportunities to help others and make an impact in Johnson City through organizations like the Family Medicine Interest Group at ETSU, serving as the coordinator for student involvement in free clinics. I have also been able to make an impact through medicine in Cleveland, TN by way of the Good Samaritan Clinic. This is a free clinic in downtown Cleveland that I have been volunteering at for the past seven years. I have also been directly involved in the start-up of the Just Care clinic in Mountain City, TN, a medical student ran free clinic in rural Appalachia. I was also been able to spend time in rural Guatemala with a medical team from my undergraduate university helping diagnose, treat, and care for patients whom receive little to no regular healthcare. From my own first hand experiences in both Guatemala and my time spent in the Just Care and Good Samaritan Clinics, I have seen the impact that an inadequate health care system can have on a population. I hope to use my medical and public health training in areas that do not have adequate access to health

As Executive Director, I will provide staff leadership for Better Health Association. Our goal for the company is to improve the well-being of individuals. Audiences of all ages will be able to take part in learning about living a healthy lifestyle and developing the skills needed to make healthy choices to prevent diseases and ameliorate conditions for those already afflicted with illnesses. Over the course of the following year, it is my responsibility to develop and lead the staff, management structure, dedicated to achieving the mission for Better Health Care Organization. I plan to make significant changes to our organization, to help guide individuals in Central Ohio, to living a better and healthier lifestyle. My goal is to empower the staff with the training needed to meet our company’s standards.

Thank you for reaching out to Dallas County Health and Human Services(DCHHS). In response to your inquiry, DCHHS is unaware of an increased incidence of Tuberculosis among Square Cottage residents. In the event as such, DCHHS would not disclose a specific location due to medical confidentiality and personal privacy reasons. Overall, DCHHS has shown that the number of annual TB cases have decreased by 37% from 1993 to 2015 in Dallas County. In regards to homelessness specifically, I can confirm the proportion of TB cases occurring in persons experiencing homelessness has increased since 2014. Please note, homeless individuals are disproportionately affected by Tuberculosis in Dallas County as well as the United States. In an effort

With an internship at Kane County Health Department, I hope to gain a better understanding of the different aspects of Public Health and County government. The areas I am especially interested in are disease prevention, epidemiology, and administration/policy. My goals include to learn and hopefully be part of the process of investigating and preventing the spread of communicable diseases. Being a sophomore at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville I am currently studying how to apply theories to programs. And I believe that this internship will serve as a great way to apply what I have learned in my classes. I am also very interested in the process of educating the community and raising awareness. I am currently volunteering for the Southern

The aggregate I have chosen is Baker County, Florida, which consist of the towns of Baxter, Glen Saint Mary, Margaretta, Manning, Olustee, Sanderson, and Taylor. Baker County covers 589 miles of Northeast Florida (Data, 2012). It was founded in 1861 by James McNair Baker. The seat of Baker County is Macclenny, Florida, formerly known as Darbyville. The approximately population is 27,013 as of 2012. Baker County is located in the northeastern region of the state directly bordering the state of Georgia via St. Mary river with Duval county on the east approximately 30 miles and Columbia county 30 miles to the west.

Founded in 1986, Columbus Regional Health has provided medical services to Columbus, Georgia. It is our mission at Columbus Regional Health is to provide our patients with quality health care. Positive attitude, commitment, enthusiasm, innovation, and teamwork are the core values that Columbus Regional Health board of directors, physicians, and volunteers share.

Health Ambassador Program: Five Teen Leaders completed the education to become 4-H Health Ambassadors resulting in 361 Kanawha County youth receiving six hours of Health education in 2015. While the survey results are not yet available, the teens submitted reflection essays regarding their experience. One teen wrote, “Not only did this program help me come out of my shell, it changed my views on what I could do.” Yet another mentioned that she was able to spend time with a friend she doesn’t get to see often enough as a benefit of this

I also have an extensive training in working with local agencies. The spring semester of my sophomore year, I began volunteering at the Cedar Valley Hospice for approximately 20 hours a month. I was trained in the following areas: Patient/Family, Grief, and Cedar AIDS Support System (CASS) services. Through my work at the CASS, I was responsible for making contacts with a variety of other agencies on the behalf of my clients, such as the Black Hawk County Health Department, Operation Threshold, and the Cedar Valley NAMES Project. In this capacity, I did office work, I was a buddy to an HIV positive individual, and I did face-to-face education panels in local school and community settings. I was also extensively involved in training future buddies. It was during this time period that I completed the American Red Cross course work for certification as an HIV/AIDS educator. In this capacity, I have been a guest speaker in several elementary school and college courses about HIV/AIDS. The

Carson Tahoe Behavioral Health Services offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for seniors, adults, adolescents and children suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues. Their Category is Outpatient or Partial Hospitalization Mental Health Facility. This Facility uses a holistic approach to treatment.

Itasca County Public Health works with local, regional and state partners to protect health, to guide public health practice, to plan for emergency response and to align resources for planning (Itasca County Health and Human Services, 2016).

Harris County Public Health provides a wide variety of health services to the Harris County community through activities, clinics, testing, and education seminar. Harris County Public Health known as HCPHES main priorities are preventing diseases, providing procedures to a healthy lifestyle and protecting the community from any environmental outbreaks. There are eight significant departments/ offices in HCPHES. The departments/ offices are disease control & clinical prevention (DCCP), veterinary public health, office of policy & planning and mosquito & vector control. In addition, to four departments listed above there are also office of communications, education, and engagements, environment public health, nutrition & control disease prevention

“To promote and protect the health and environment for the citizens of Burke County” is the mission statement of the Burke County Health Department (BCHD) and is taken seriously by their highly qualified, dedicated, and friendly staff. The promise is to provide Burke County Citizens with quality care that exceeds expectations through their vision to be viewed as the primary resource for individual, community, and environmental health needs. Consequently, it is essential for the BCHD to connect to the public it serves. As early as March 2012, the National Public Health Information Coalition did a survey about 200 state and local health department websites, discovering that 56 percent of state and 53 percent of local health departments used Facebook to communicate with their public. (Currie, 2012) Currently in North Carolina, out of the 87 local

My management topic will be on the Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPH) and the service of environmental health. The reason for the selection of the ICPHD in the section of their health promotion is because the department has a variety of services and great informational structure to give to the public. I would like to emphasize three core areas such as advocacy, quality assurance, democratic advocacy and citizen participation where ICPHD has done well.

The HPLP trains individuals about policy solutions to address health disparities among racial and socioeconomic groups. The training also builds internal capacity and professional relationships within the Central Valley to support the efforts to address health equity problems. My supervisor invited me to apply for HPLP. Since being accepted into the program, I have completed readings and met with other staff who previously attended the trainings. I am working with these workers to evaluate a survey created. During the first class, I connected workers in the region, contributed to the discussions, and recorded notes. I will be working closely with a manager at the department to create a project for San Joaquin County.