2005 Press Releases

»	NACCHO THANKS LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH HEROES
	Washington, D.C. (November 18, 2005) The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) today acknowledged and thanked local public health professionals who work tirelessly to protect the health of all Americans everyday. More »

»	NACCHO STATEMENT ON NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
	Washington, D.C. (November 2, 2005) The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) today commended the Administration’s comprehensive approach to pandemic influenza preparations, but expressed great concern about the amount of proposed federal resources to help communities prepare and respond. More »

»	CONGRESS MUST ACT NOW ON INFLUENZA, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT GROUP ASSERTS
	Washington, D.C. (September 30, 2005) The nation's premier association of experts on local public health called on Congress today to uphold Senate action that would bolster preparedness efforts for the possibility of a worldwide epidemic of influenza. More »

»	HEALTH OFFICIALS CALL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD APPROACH TO PREVENT MORE KATRINAS, REDUCE DISPARITIES
	Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2005) The nation’s top organization of local public health experts recommended today placing more resources and control over emergency response decision making, planning, and zoning, into the hands of neighborhood groups. The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) said a neighborhood-based approach would reduce inequalities laid bare by Hurricane Katrina and the troubled emergency response to the storm. More »

»	NACCHO RESPONDS TO RAND STUDY ON PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT RESPONSIVENESS
	Washington D.C. (August 30, 2005) The RAND press release states that many U.S. local health departments are unprepared to quickly learn about and respond to disease outbreaks. NACCHO believes that the article presents the study's findings in a negatively biased fashion. More »

»	NATIONAL GROUPS TO EXPLORE WAYS TO ASSESS PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES
	Washington D.C. (August 1, 2005) The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) announced formal efforts today to explore development of a voluntary accreditation system for state and local health departments. More »

»	NACCHO HONORS LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Fifteen Local Agencies Recognized as "Public Health Ready"
	Washington, D.C. (July 13, 2005) As local health departments nationwide work to protect the public from bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health threats, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has recognized 15 local health departments for their ability to respond to public health emergencies. More »

»	KANSAS CITY HEALTH DIRECTOR ASSUMES LEADERSHIP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	Boston, MA (July 12, 2005) Rex Archer, M.D., Director of Health for Kansas City, Missouri and a national expert in bioterrorism defense and emergency preparedness, assumed the presidency of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) today in Boston at NACCHO’s annual meeting. More »

»	HEALTH OFFICIALS SUPPORT BIOTERROR SPENDING PLAN
	Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2005) Praising a new, performance-based method of evaluating local efforts against bioterrorism, the nation’s local health departments today gave support to a U.S. Health and Human Services Department spending plan. More »

»	RESTORE BIOTERRORISM FUNDS, LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS APPEAL
	Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2005) NACCHO strongly urged the Bush administration and Congress to restore funding for local and state bioterrorism response, following release of a report by the auditing arm of Congress on bioterrorism spending. More »