Public Health Advocacy
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NACCHO informs policymakers of the critical role local health departments play in keeping our communities healthy and safe. As the national voice for local health departments, NACCHO:
NACCHO has determined the following as top priorities for federal funding in FY2013:
A summary of all NACCHO priorities can be found here. Factsheets on specific issues are available below:
NACCHO's Congressional Action Network is a grassroots group of more than 500 local health department professionals who communicate with their Representatives and Senators in Congress. In an increasingly competitive budget environment, policymakers need to hear from you about issues that affect your community. Click "More" to sign up for the CAN and find more details about becoming active in advocacy for LHDs and public health. More » 
LHDs can make themselves more visible and recognizable to external audiences—policymakers, the media, and the public—through communications, marketing, and branding. Critical to these fundamental concepts are the strategies, tactics, messages, and supporting visual elements, which can all be found here. NACCHO and Local Health Departments in the News
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The media continues to focus on the tough decisions that local health departments have to make in these lean budget times—from eliminating jobs to cutting vital health services. This collection of news stories featuring NACCHO and local health department leaders may be the first-ever publicly-available, comprehensive collection of media coverage of local public health. 
