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

How Workplace Wellness Improves Population Health by Guest Blogger: Carol Spader

How Workplace Wellness Improves Population Health by Guest Blogger: Carol Spader

Population health is concerned with improving the health of an entire human population, typically by focusing on three, main components: health outcomes, the ecosystems that people exist in like social, environmental and cultural, and finally policies and interventions aimed at improving or maintaining positive health and well-being.  With 159 million workers in the U.S., (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 12, 2016), I don’t think anyone can argue that the workplace is a significant context that individuals are embedded in addition to their families, communities, cultures and social networks. Work, along with its’ environment, policies and practices impacts the health behaviors of individuals and health impacts work.

Data: A Powerful Vehicle for Understanding the Health of Populations

Data: A Powerful Vehicle for Understanding the Health of Populations

Data… it can often be a daunting or sleep-inducing word for many. However, if you are new to public health practice or have been working in the field for many years, data can be a powerful vehicle for understanding the health of populations --- highlighting both the existence of problems and opportunities for improvement. Data can influence health and wellness and play a vital role in addressing the health of a community. Over time, the connection between health and data has evolved, increasing access to data and information to better understand factors that affect the health of populations and evidence-based strategies to address health issues. Data can affect change, including:

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

  • Research & Evaluation
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  • Project Management
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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.