Programs and Activities
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NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments (LHDs). NACCHO supports efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity, and supporting effective local public health practice and systems. NACCHO provides resources, tools, and assistance to LHDs in the following focus areas:
The capacity to use information is fundamental to all public health activities. Information management and communication are key parts of the infrastructure on which the public health system is built. Historically, public health information systems have been built using a "silo" approach—different information systems for different programs that cannot communicate with each other. The challenge for public health activities is to build integrated information systems that get the right information to the right people when they need it. 
NACCHO Exchange, a quarterly publication, promotes effective local public health practice. The spring 2009 issue (volume 8, issue 2) showcases international public health. Articles include the following:
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