Sandra Melstad
2023 in Review....Partnerships

As 2023 comes to a close, a keyword foundational to public health that keeps emerging across the field is “partnerships”.

2023 in Review....Partnerships
Sandra Melstad
Developing an Action Plan with a Health Equity ...

Perhaps you are at the point where program or initiative is being planned or revised to address identified issues, priorities have been determined to address those issues, and now the task at hand is to develop an action plan to address those priorities and issues. But first, to move forward, it is important to recognize that to make an impact on priority issues/problems, addressing health inequities and their root causes are key.

Developing an Action Plan with a Health Equity Lens
Sandra Melstad
Health Inequities Show True Colors in ...

As March 2020 comes to a close, the world is experiencing unprecedented times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 does not discriminate and people of all color, races, gender, income, celebrity status, religion, geographic locations are being impacted worldwide. However, what does discriminate and is showing its true colors, is health inequity.

Health Inequities Show True Colors in Unprecedented Times
Sandra Melstad
Public Health 3.0: A New Opportunity to Address ...

There are a wealth of activities happening across rural American working to address and improve health outcomes, including community gardens to increase access to healthy foods, economic development to invest in healthy community design, and utilization of local wellness coalitions to take action to address local health. However, increasing globalization and the growing impact of social, economic, and environmental factors on global health, calls for expansion of the scope and reach of population health approaches to improve health outcomes across rural America.

Public Health 3.0: A New Opportunity to Address Health in Rural America for Science, Action, & Health
Sandra Melstad
Reflection: Looking Back to Look to the Future ...

With 2018 wrapping and it is important to reflect on the breadth of efforts taking place across the nation to address population focused on improving the health of individuals where they live, work, learn, and play.

Reflection: Looking Back to Look to the Future of Public Health

Kim VanderPoel

Addressing Population Health Through Higher Education:

Addressing Population Health Through Higher Education:

Q/A with Chelsea Wesner, MPH, MSW, Instructor, Master of Public Health Program, School of Health Sciences - University of South Dakota

1.     What is your role with addressing population health through higher education?

I’m a faculty member in the joint University of South Dakota-South Dakota State University Master of Public Health program, in which my role as an instructor includes the tripartite mission: teaching, research, and service. My role in addressing population health through graduate education is designing learning experiences, in which students become public health practitioners in local community. To do this, we engage directly with community initiatives and organizations through service learning and community-based projects.

Factors that Affect Health…They Are All Around

Factors that Affect Health…They Are All Around

Considering the recent natural disasters affecting people around the world; it is a good reminder to underscore the factors that affect health beyond just health behaviors. Look around you – where you live, work, learn, and play -  are there factors that affect your ability, your neighbors, or your community’s ability to be healthy? Those factors or often referred to as social determinants of health, including education, income, access to care, etc., affect a wide range of health, function, and quality-of-life outcomes.

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SLM Consulting, LLC specializes in providing data driven public health solutions to support population health improvement through:

  • Research & Evaluation
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Facilitation & Training

Established in 2012, SLM Consulting, LLC focuses on providing data driven public health solutions to create healthy communities and improve population health guided by prevention, research, and evidence-based public health. As owner of SLM Consulting, LLC, I have over a decade of experience working in public health focused on health promotion and chronic disease prevention and control initiatives. I am experienced with evidence-based public health practice, policy, system, and environment change, community health needs assessment and improvement planning, cancer prevention, epidemiology, grant writing, and big data.