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NACCHO Awards an Additional $2.825 Million to Address Inequities in Vaccination...

NACCHO with support from CDC, has selected an additional 19 local health departments to participate in a third cohort for the Partnering for Vaccine Equity program.

Apr 04, 2024
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NACCHO Awards More Than $450,000 to Support Local Harm Reduction Education...

NACCHO awarded $454,053 in funding to pilot harm reduction outreach initiatives through academic detailing, a method providing one-on-one education to clinicians and other key messengers.

Apr 01, 2024
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National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From...

Local Public Health on the Hill Recap and Local Health Department Addresses the U.S. Measles Outbreak

Mar 22, 2024
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Public Health Professionals Convene to Advance Emergency Response Efforts at...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s over 3,300 local health departments, will hold the 2024 Preparedness Summit from March 25-28, 2024 in...

Mar 20, 2024
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NACCHO Announces More Than $1.2 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational...

NACCHO is pleased to announce the 2024 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Operational Readiness Awards (ORA).

Mar 14, 2024
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NACCHO Awards $410,000 to Advance Infant and Child Nutrition Security

NACCHO with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) awarded funds to nine communities to improve infant and...

Feb 26, 2024
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National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast from...

FY2024 Appropriations Update and NACCHO Releases New Data on Local Health Department Infrastructure and Services

Feb 23, 2024
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NACCHO Recognizes Sixteen Local Health Departments for Preparedness in Public...

NACCHO is pleased to announce that 16 agencies from across the United States have been recognized by NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover...

Feb 22, 2024
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NACCHO Releases New National Census of Local Health Department Workforce,...

NACCHO released its 2022 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study (Profile Study) that describes local health department infrastructure, experiences, and services at the national level.

Feb 20, 2024
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NACCHO Awards $1.3 Million to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control...

The funding, totaling $1.3 million, will support local health departments with training clinical and non-clinical healthcare facility staff on infection prevention and control best practices.

Feb 14, 2024
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New NACCHO Research Shows Harassment Targeting Local Public Health Leaders...

A new qualitative study from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) describes the pervasive harassment local health department leaders experienced during the COVID-19...

Feb 12, 2024
Community Health

Meeting the Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness During Local WASH-Related...

Article in March 2024 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) highlights needs of people experiencing homeless during local WASH-related emergencies.

Feb 09, 2024
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