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:

• FDA and CDC Approve Updated COVID-19 Vaccines (9/15/23)
• Congressional State of Affairs (9/8/23)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Updates (9/1/23)
• NACCHO Signs Amicus Brief to Support Michigan Local Health Official (8/25/23)
• Fall COVID-19 Vaccine for Uninsured Will Not Include Pharmacies at First (8/18/23)
• Podcast from Washington: Building Community Resilience (8/11/23)
• Congress enters August Recess (8/4/23)
• Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Labor-HHS Funding Bill (7/28/23)
• 2023 NACCHO360 Conference: Elevating Public Health Practice (7/21/23)
• Podcast from Washington: Empowering Resilient Communities (7/7/23)
• NACCHO Board Member Discusses Funding Challenges in Congressional Briefing (6/30/23)
• Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bills Update (6/22/23)
• President Biden Announces Mandy Cohen will Lead the CDC (6/16/23)
• Podcast from Washington: Debt Ceiling/One Health (6/9/23)
• Debt Ceiling Deal Reached, Expected to be Signed into Law (6/2/23)
• CDC Releases Data Showing HIV Infections Declining, Progress Uneven (5/26/23)
• Statement From NACCHO CEO Lori Tremmel Freeman on the End of the COVID-19 National Public Health Emergency (5/19/23)
• White House Declares End of the Public Health Emergency (5/12/23)
• Podcast from Washington (5/5/23)
• House Passes Debt Limit Legislation (4/28/23)
• HHS Announces Program to Maintain Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments for the Uninsured (4/21/23)
• CDC Reports Rising Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections (4/14/23)
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Product (3/31/23)
• House L-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Public Witness Day Hearing (3/24/23)
• 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)