News from Washington

Welcome to NACCHO’s News From Washington Page.
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)
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