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October 30, 2012 | Story
Children's Hospital Corporation (Massachusetts) worked with public health partners to improve data sharing and communication between state and local health departments by analyzing and redesigning a web-based bioterrorism preparedness system.
October 30, 2012 | Story
Geraldine Johnson, MS, used Common Ground business-process analysis tools to provide quality improvement training to local, regional, and state health department staff in New York.
October 30, 2012 | Story
As Health Commissioner in Mahoning County Ohio, Matt Stefanak first used a Common Ground grant to redesign the environmental health permitting process, and then applied the methodology to other public health challenges.
October 30, 2012 | Story
Spokane Regional Health District (Washington) worked with community partners to identify business-process requirements for an interconnected alert system for the state. It also built business-process analysis into agency-wide quality improvement.
October 30, 2012 | Story
As director of public health informatics and chief epidemiologist in the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Lawrence Hanrahan helped integrate chronic disease information systems and improve chronic disease surveillance.
October 30, 2012 | Story
As executive director of Kane County (Illinois) Health Department, Paul Kuehnert worked with the Office of Emergency Management and Animal Control authority to redesign communications related to heat emergencies and more.
October 30, 2012 | Story
As director of epidemiology for the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (Indiana), Joe Gibson, MPH, PhD, used Common Ground funding to define business processes that could be scaled up in an emergency.
February 22, 2011 | Story
New York's newly confirmed commissioner talks about his approach to public service, population health and his vision for the state.
November 21, 2010 | Story
"I learned that a lot of providers are very interested in public health information," Swartz said. "They are interested in getting it in electronic formats."
October 18, 2010 | Story
"One of my colleagues said, 'When you become a state health official, figure out what your priority is and get to work on it, because you don't have a lot of time to make a difference."