Jefferson County Department of Health
Sophia Hussain is an experienced Epidemiological Analyst at Jefferson County Department of Health, where involvement began in October 2018, following a prior internship at the same organization from August 2017 to June 2018. Notably, Sophia also held the position of SHAPE Intern at 1917 Clinic from January 2017 to April 2017, contributing to data entry, community education events, and social media management. Sophia earned a Master of Public Health with a focus on Health Care Organization and Policy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2017 and holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the same institution, completed in 2015.
Jefferson County Department of Health
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Health Action is a process conducted by a team of committed organizations seeking community input to improve health in Jefferson County, Alabama. This collaboration resulted in the book, Our Community Roadmap to Health, containing the issues and goals to be addressed by the local public health partners. Results indicate that Jefferson County has a solid public health infrastructure and is able to address the essential public health services. However, there are significant opportunities to improve services by Jefferson County’s public health system for the citizens of the county. By engaging “health partners,” goals have been developed to create sustained efforts in addressing health issues. Any agency, group, or citizen who has a stake in the health of the community is a potential partner, including governmental, public, private, non-profit, and voluntary agencies, as well as groups and individuals committed to the delivery of public health services. This is an ongoing process that determines priority community health needs, gathers scarce community resources, and creates action plans to improve the health of the community.