Public Health
The Cloudburst Group’s Public Health practice area translates public health policy and theory into public health practice. This business unit specializes in health assessment and policy analysis, systems planning, program design, internal and external communications, marketing, and research.
Our Public Health experts provide a diverse range of training and technical assistance, analyses on health care reform issues, and assistance in the scaling-up of electronic health record technology across federal systems. Our organizational change methodologies help to expand patient-centered medical homes, supporting the integration of behavioral health and primary care services. We perform comprehensive literature and policy reviews, conduct rigorous data collection and analyses, and produce actionable recommendations and training that promote effective implementation practices and help determine policy direction.
NCIPC Research Portfolio Reviews
NCIPC Research Portfolio Reviews Cloudburst is providing evaluation support to CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in [...]
Clinical Quality Measures for Behavioral Health Project
Clinical Quality Measures for Behavioral Health Project Under contract with MITRE's Center for Transforming Health. The Cloudburst Group provided technical support [...]
Public Health Infrastructure, Capacity Building Analysis and Communications
Public Health Infrastructure and Capacity Building Analysis and Communications for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [...]
Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program
Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program Cloudburst staff have developed tools for local evaluators to collect data on wide-ranging [...]
HIV Prevention Gender Toolkit
HIV Prevention Gender Toolkit Cloudburst is developing training materials that support gender-responsive HIV-Prevention strategies targeted to increase the understanding [...]
Developing Training Materials to Assist National Asthma Control Program Grantees with Performance Measurement Reporting
Developing Training Materials to Assist National Asthma Control Program Grantees with Performance Measurement Reporting The Cloudburst Group, along with our [...]
Creation and Dissemination of Asthma Evaluation Resource Materials
Creation and Dissemination of Asthma Evaluation Resource Materials The Cloudburst Group is assisting NACP in designing and producing several modules [...]
Data Visualization / Data Utilization Project for Systems of Care Serving Veterans and Their Families
Data Visualization / Data Utilization Project for Systems of Care Serving Veterans and Their Families The Cloudburst Group trains state [...]
Grantee Data Technical Assistance for the Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration
Grantee Data Technical Assistance for the Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration The Cloudburst Group, as a subcontractor to C4SI, is [...]
Programmatic Management Support and Services for National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Programmatic Management Support and Services for National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network The Cloudburst Group provides program management and support [...]
Private Well Community of Practice for CDC’s Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects
Private Well Community of Practice for CDC’s Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects To address the critical public health [...]
Programmatic Assistance and Support for the Immunization Activities of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Programmatic Assistance and Support for the Immunization Activities of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases United States Centers [...]
Helping USAID Strengthen Property Rights for Millions Around the World
Strengthening land tenure and property rights (LTPR) is central to ending extreme poverty, reducing hunger, and promoting resilient societies. Cloudburst was recently awarded the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights II (STARR II) IDIQ, where we will continue to provide critical technical assistance to help USAID address LTPR challenges and secure the legitimate land rights for millions around the world.
Helping the Homeless During an Epidemic
When a viral outbreak occurs, an area’s homeless population is often considered a lesser priority in containment strategies and community responses, if considered at all. In 2017, San Diego had the largest outbreak of hepatitis A in modern history. Cloudburst helped to identify the extent of the epidemic among the homeless population, then worked with the whole community to deploy a range of prevention strategies and contain the outbreak.
Community-driven System Change Processes – 5 Ways to Get It Right
Cloudburst has carried out consulting engagements across the United States in communities that are grappling with decision-making and leadership. These projects are related to homelessness, and the mandated public/private partnerships known as Continuums of Care which are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Here are five important approaches we have used over the years to help communities chart their own productive course forward.
Helping Clients Make Evidence-based Decisions via Rigorous Evaluations
Cloudburst excels at conducting rigorous evaluations of interventions to help clients make more evidence-based decisions, and targeted and sustainable programming investments. One example was our work with USAID’s E3/Land and Urban Office to design and implement an impact evaluation of the Tenure and Global Climate Change project in Zambia. This project supported agroforestry extension services including establishing farmer groups trained in agroforestry and distributing seedlings, as well as land tenure interventions including boundary demarcation and land administration support.
Addressing the Challenge of Unsheltered Homelessness
Unsheltered homelessness has been on the rise in the U.S. for the past few decades with recent dramatic increases in several large metropolitan areas. There are many causes that have sparked the growth of street dwelling, encampments, and people living in places not meant for human habitation. We have been at the forefront of identifying the crisis of unsheltered homelessness as well as helping to identify solutions.
The Importance of Stakeholder Engagement Between the Public and Private Sectors
Engaging and collaborating with public and private sector stakeholders is a cornerstone of public health. Current public health and prevention topics and issues are complex and multi-faceted, and one agency, industry, or sector cannot solve these problems alone. Public health collaborations and partnerships leverage combined resources, expertise, and experience to achieve mutually desired goals that reach beyond the public sector.