Here, you will find all relevant news and resources regarding hot-button issues that NACCHO is advocating for.

Read past issues of News from Washington:

• U.S. Maternal Deaths Increased 40 Percent in 2021 (3/17/23)
• President Biden Releases FY2024 Budget Request (3/10/23)
• NACCHO Local Public Health on the Hill Day Recap! (3/3/23)
• New Analysis Shows Resilience and Needs of Public Health Workers (2/24/23)
• CDC Youth Risk Behavior Report Highlights Worse Mental Health for Teens (2/17/23)
• President Biden Outlines Health Priorities in State of the Union Address (2/10/23)
• Biden Administration to End COVID-19 Emergency Declarations in May (2/3/23)
• Join NACCHO's Virtual Hill Week to Support Local Public Health on the Hill, March 6-10 (1/27/23)
• CDC Survey Examines Why People Are Not Receiving Bivalent Booster (1/20/23)
• House Elects McCarthy Speaker, Passes Rules for 118th Congress (1/13/23)
• 118th Congress Begins (1/6/23)
• Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Passes Congress (12/23/22)
• House Panels Issue Reports on COVID-19 Origins and Response (12/16/22)
• Podcast from Washington: Health Equity in Action (12/9/22)
• WHO and CDC Rename Monkeypox Virus to "Mpox" (12/2/22)
• FDA Open to Approving Over-the-Counter Naloxone (11/18/22)
• Save the Date: Virtual Hill Week 2023, March 6-10 (11/10/22)
• Election Day is Tuesday, November 8 (11/4/22)
• CDC Reports Identify Inequities in Flu and Monkeypox Vaccines (10/28/22)
• White House Releases New National Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan (10/21/22)
• Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Authorized and Recommended for Kids 5 to 11 (10/14/22)
• CDC Says Monkeypox Likely to Continue Circulating in U.S. (10/7/22)
• The Future of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (9/30/22)
• NACCHO Joins Coalition for Health Funding to Call on Congress to Pass Annual Public Health Funding (9/23/22)
• U.S. Added to WHO List of Countries with Circulating Polio (9/16/22)
• White House Requests Additional Funding for COVID-19, Monkeypox (9/9/22)
• Biden Administration Announces Changes to Federal Support of COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, and Tests (9/2/22)
• Vaccine Makers Seek Authorization for Updated COVID-19 Boosters (8/26/22)
• CDC Director Plans Agency Overhaul (8/19/22)
• Congress Passes Inflation Reduction Act (8/12/22)
• Secretary Becerra Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency (8/5/22)
• CDC Releases Reports on Mental Health Conditions, Perspectives of Public Health Workforce (7/29/22)
• Congressional, Public Health Leaders Weigh in on Monkeypox Response (7/22/22)
• COVID-19 Reversed Progress in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance (7/15/22)
• Senate Democrats Reach Agreement on Prescription Drug Pricing (7/8/22)
• HHS Takes Additional Action on Monkeypox (7/1/22)
• Supreme Court Issues Decisions Ending Federal Abortion Rights, Expanding Gun Rights (6/24/22)
• CDC Announces Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce Funding (6/17/22)
• House Passes Legislation to Address Gun Violence (6/10/22)
• HHS Establishes New Office of Environmental Justice (6/3/22)
• Congress Holds Hearings on Infant Formula Shortage (5/27/22)
• NACCHO Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Committee (5/20/22)
• US Experiences Highest Number of Drug Overdose Deaths in 2021 (5/13/22)
• Coronavirus Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Scientific Integrity (5/6/22)
• NACCHO 2020 Forces of Change Report (4/29/22)
• CDC Travel Mask Order Struck Down, Biden Administration Will Appeal (4/22/22)
• CDC Reports Increase in STD Rates (4/15/22)
• NACCHO Celebrates National Public Health Week (4/8/22)
• President Biden Releases FY2023 Budget Proposal (4/1/22)
• NACCHO Recognizes World TB Day (3/25/22)
• Johns Hopkins Releases Study on Harassment of Public Health Officials (3/18/22)
• Congress Passes FY2022 Appropriations (3/11/22)