Phoenix, AZ (September 9, 2003) Jody Henry Hershey, M.D., M.P.H., today became president of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) during its joint conference with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). More »

Washington, DC (July 29, 2003) The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), through the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, recently awarded three $40,000 grants to rural communities in Arizona, Montana, and North Carolina. More »

Washington, DC (June 23, 2003) The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Public Health Informatics Institute (the Institute) today announced a collaboration aimed at strengthening local health departments’ ability to use information technology to protect and improve the health of their communities. More »

Washington, DC (May 30, 2003) Public health officials from many of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas today wrapped up a two-day meeting that addressed local response plans for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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Washington, DC (March 27, 2003) The per capita costs of smallpox vaccination are substantial, according to a Research Brief issued by The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). More »

Washington, DC (March 18, 2003) The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in partnership with the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), awarded 12 local health departments with grants to build their capacity for reducing foodborne illness.

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Washington, DC (March 07, 2003) The American Public Health Association (APHA), the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) today called for swift passage of national legislation to address impediments to the national smallpox preparedness effort. More »

Washington, DC (January 29, 2003) “The crush of the current smallpox vaccination activity is taking a large toll on public health agencies,” Patrick M. Libbey today told Senators at a hearing on smallpox vaccination. More »

Washington, DC (January 8, 2003) America’s public health departments are better equipped now to handle a bioterrorist attack than one year ago, but they are not fully prepared, according to a survey released today by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). More »