About H.E. James
H.E. James is a writer and researcher living in Boise, Idaho, who has traveled throughout Europe and has spent countless hours in the car travelling the around the United States. She has a varied background, including education and history as well as journalism. She enjoys sharing her passions through the written word. She is currently spending many sleepless nights seeking her graduate degree but always sets aside time to enjoy a good cider.
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It’s National Foster Care Month!
The month of May is a month for celebrating new beginnings. Weather patterns are turning, and summer is just around the corner. In the spirit of providing new beginnings for many children who need them, May also happens to be National Foster Care Month. National...
Start a Government Employee Volunteer Program!
Do you have multiple employees within your municipal organization who give back to your community through volunteering with nonprofits? If so, April is their month, and if you don’t have an employee volunteer program (EVP), it’s the perfect time to do it. National...
The History of Public Health Care and Lillian Wald
March 10 celebrates the birth of an extraordinary woman: Lillian Wald. Wald was born into a middle-class New York family in 1867 and became a nurse at the age of 24. After taking medical courses, Wald’s journey to health care reformer began. While working in...
How Government Can Utilize Niche Social Media
If you have been reading GovTalk the last few months, you should have some direction on how to use the three largest social media platforms to your entity’s advantage. Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the top tools to coordinate a social media campaign for any...
Don’t Fear YouTube!
YouTube can be a very frightening place. Whether you’re a YouTuber user or you’re setting up a channel, if you don’t know what you’re doing, you can end up down some deep rabbit holes. Started 10 years ago to share videos online, YouTube is now the realm of the...
Twitter Basics for Local Government: The Why and How
Everybody tweets. Chances are your employees tweet from their mobile phones while they’re on the clock. Yes, even government employees. Some are probably very good at Twitter, using it to manage their own personal brands and share their own voices. In an age where...
Facebook Strategies for Local Government
Police and fire departments have long led the way for municipal entities with social media accounts. With boots on the ground, these departments are connected to communities in ways that many departments do not. Practically speaking, the use of social media is a...
Celebrate Health Literacy Month!
More than a third of the country’s population is healthcare illiterate. What does this mean? It means that these members of the population struggle to obtain and process healthcare knowledge and data. Thus, they make less-informed healthcare decisions, ultimately...