Written by: Hannah Clark, Hasshan Batts, Samantha Shaak, & Scott Hoke Surveys can help us understand a lot about our community. From capturing community concerns about changes in our neighborhoods to identifying future opportunities, recent survey efforts by organizations across … Continued
Written By: Scott Hoke, Hannah Clark, Hasshan Batts, & Samantha Shaak Surveys can help us understand a lot about our community. From capturing community concerns about changes in our neighborhoods to identifying future opportunities, recent survey efforts by organizations across … Continued
Written by: Julia Kocis Human trafficking brings in an estimated global revenue of $150 billion a year. It is one of the fastest-growing transnational crimes due to its high-profit, low-risk equation. Traffickers exploit vulnerable populations, with women and children comprising … Continued
Written by: Hasshan Batts, Samantha Shaak, Scott Hoke, & Hannah Clark Surveys can help us understand a lot about our community. From capturing community concerns about changes in our neighborhoods to identifying future opportunities, recent survey efforts by organizations across … Continued
Written by: Em Thampoe (1), Samantha Shaak (2), Meagan Grega (3), Eric Ruth (3), and Carmen Guzman-McLaughlin (2) (1) Lehigh University; (2) Lehigh Valley Health Network Department of Community Health; (3) Kelly Foundation Food insecurity and access to food are … Continued
Written by: Scott Hoke & Kerrie Baker The year 2020 presents a unique opportunity to have the voice of the community heard through national census survey, an opportunity that occurs once every 10 years. It seems only fitting that we … Continued
Written by: Samantha Shaak, Scott Hoke, Hannah Clark, & Hasshan Batts Surveys can help us understand a lot about our community. From capturing community concerns about changes in our neighborhoods to identifying future opportunities, recent survey efforts by organizations across … Continued
Written by: Ronald C. Dendas, MS, Samantha A. Shaak, PhD , Sherri Brokopp Binder, PhD, Carmen Guzman-McLaughlin, MPH Since 2010, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released the County Health Rankings and … Continued
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this … Continued
Conducted by The Lehigh County Suicide Prevention Task Force Introduction Periodically, high profile tragic events bring the issue of suicide into the national spotlight. These events confirm that suicide is an alarming public health problem that is highly misunderstood and … Continued