Washington, DC, December 16, 2022 — The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Human Development and Disability, has awarded 10 local health departments and one disability organization a total of $825,000 in funding to better serve the needs of people with disabilities during health emergencies and to support their needs in emergency preparedness, including COVID-19 planning, mitigation, and recovery efforts. NACCHO is the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments.
The project is designed to enhance local health department capacity to effectively address the needs of people with disabilities when planning and responding to outbreaks, pandemics, and other national emergencies.
Awardees received $75,000 each, and they are:
- Alexandria Health Department, VA
- Cameron County Public Health, TX
- Center for Living Independently in the CNMI
- City of Laredo Health Department, TX
- Franklin County Public Health, OH
- Harris County Public Health , TX
- Jefferson County Public Health, CO
- Long Beach Health and Human Services, CA
- Niagara County Department of Health, NY
- Stanislaus County Health Services Agency, CA
- Trumbull County Combined Health District, OH
The main activities of the project include: (1) embedding disability specialists, who will serve as subject matter experts, in local public health emergency preparedness planning and response programs; (2) strengthening partnerships between local public health and community-based organizations that serve people with disabilities; and (3) updating local emergency response plans to better serve the needs of people with disabilities during outbreaks, pandemics, and other national emergencies.
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About NACCHO
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) represents the nation’s nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments. 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 about NACCHO, please visit www.naccho.org.
