Washington, DC, July 26, 2024 — The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the over 3,300 local health departments across the country, named its 2024 Model and Promising Practice Award Winners, an annual recognition of local public health best practices. This year, 14 outstanding local health department programs have been recognized as Model Practices, and 29 programs have been recognized as Promising Practices. The awards were presented during the 2024 NACCHO360 annual conference in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 2024.
Model Practices are programs demonstrating exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a critical local public health need, and Promising Practices have demonstrated exciting approaches and strategies to local public health challenges that are on track to becoming Model Practices.
“Each year, we are thrilled to recognize the incredible work of local health departments through our Model and Promising Practice Awards,” said Lori Tremmel Freeman, NACCHO CEO. “This year’s awardees have demonstrated exceptional service in developing programs to address substance use, health inequities, infant and child health, health literacy, immunization, foodborne illnesses, hepatitis, and other pressing health challenges in their regions. This recognition is sure to inspire continued excellence and progress in public health practices across the country.”
Winning projects as determined through a competitive, peer-reviewed process will be added to NACCHO’s Model Practice searchable online database where other local health departments can review these best practices and adopt them for use in their community.
2024 Model and Promising Practice Award Winners:
Arizona
Model
Pima County Health Department, Building and Implementing a Framework to Obtain PHAB Accreditation
California
Model
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
- Mobile Vaccines and Testing for People Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles County
- The CHOI Story: Community Health Outreach Initiatives and Healthcare Navigation for Families
- Finding “Lost to Follow-Up” Cases of Syphilis in Pregnant People and People Who Can Get Pregnant
- Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19 at Skilled Nursing Facilities Through Ventilation Improvements
- Nurse-Family Partnership – Public Health Nurse-Mental Health Clinician Collaboration
- The Rapid and Ready Program: Expanding Rapid ART Access in Los Angeles County
- The Role of Local Health Departments to Improve Food Security During a Public Health Emergency
Promising
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
- Group A Streptococcus Sequencing
- Healthy Youth: A Curriculum for Youth at Risk of Substance Use Behaviors
- LA County’s SUD Capacity Building and Incentive Program: Toward Value-Based Payment in SUD Treatment
- Los Angeles County 2023 Heart Heroes Campaign
- Los Angeles County Abortion Safe Haven Project
- Opioid Overdose Prevention in Los Angeles County
- Silicosis Worker Prevention and Education: Assessment and Response to a Silent Epidemic
- Simplicity Rules: A Better Way to Assess Risk and Engage Stakeholders for Public Health Emergencies
- The Early Needs Response for Infant and Child Health (ENRICH) Project
- Title 15 Nutritional Health Inspection Project
Colorado
Promising
Larimer County Department of Health and Environment
- Foodborne Illness Evaluation and Scoring Tool
- Increasing Social Engagement Through Participatory Design
- Integrated Outbreak Management Database
Florida
Model
Florida Department of Health in Broward County
- Rapid Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) With Navigation in an STI Clinic
- WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors in Hospitals
Promising
Florida Department of Health in Broward County
- Back to School Immunization Point of Dispensing
- Physician Detailing at the Florida Department of Health in Broward County
- Same Day Insertion of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC)
- WIC POD
Idaho
Model
South Central Public Health District, Reaching Every Person: Small Budget Communication Strategies to Improve Outreach Equity
Illinois
Model
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, The “Pee-N-Flee”: Increasing STI Testing Through Providing Accessible Resources
Kansas
Promising
Kansas City Health Department, Improving Health Equity Through Housing: Healthy Homes Rental Inspection Program
Kentucky
Promising
Three Rivers District Health Department, Puppies and PODS – Utilizing Rabies Clinics as Point of Dispending Preparation
Maryland
Model
St. Mary’s County Health Department, Advancing Equity Through the Health Hub
Promising
- Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services, Asian American Health Initiative’s Health Communities Fund
- St. Mary’s County Health Department, Providing Prenatal Care to Undocumented Individuals Living in St. Mary’s County
Minnesota
Model
St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services, Heart to Heart
Promising
Hennepin County Public Health, SHAPE 2022 Survey: Advancing Health Equity Through Innovative Data Collection Strategies
Nebraska
Model
Panhandle Public Health District, Panhandle Situation Table
New Jersey
Promising
Freehold Area Health Department, Project Firstline Fun with the Freehold Area Health Department
Ohio
Promising
- Recovery Friendly Hamilton County
- Stories Over Stigma: Building Mutual Resilience with Peers and Professionals
Oregon
Model
Josephine County Public Health Department, Mobile Integrative Navigation Team “MINT”
Promising
Multnomah County Health Department, Cultivating Environmental Justice Through a Collaborative, Mixed Methods Zine
Pennsylvania
Model
Erie County Department of Health, Holistic Healing Pilot Program
Promising
Allegheny County Health Department, Identification and Investigation of Infants Perinatally Exposed to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Texas
Model
City of Plano Environmental Health & Sustainability Department, City of Plano Grease Trap Risk Assessment Program
Promising
- City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, “Health Confianza” Multi-Level Health Literacy Initiative in San Antonio
- Denton County Public Health, Denton County Mental Health Navigation Program (LINKS)
Virginia
Model
West Piedmont Health District, Virginia Department of Health, Community Health Workers as Data Collectors Provides Equity in Rural Virginia
Washington
Model
Public Health – Seattle & King County, Mobile Childhood Vaccination Clinics in High Social Vulnerability Index Zip Codes
Wisconsin
Model
Public Health Madison & Dane County, Leveraging Innovative Data and Community Engagement for a County-Level Respiratory Illness Dashboard
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About NACCHO
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) represents the over 3,300 local governmental health departments across the country. These city, county, metropolitan, district, and tribal departments work every day to protect and promote health and well-being for all people in their communities. For more information, visit www.naccho.org.
