The Essential Elements of Local Public Health

The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

2023 24 Virus Season
  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • ID Featured
  • Immunization

Navigating the 2023-2024 Fall and Winter Virus Season

This resource post consolidates key CDC recommendations for this year's fall and winter virus season.

Nov 29, 2023 | Irene Halferty

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  • Leadership
  • Performance Improvement
  • Technical Assistance
  • Training

NACCHO Releases New Report: Designing a Training Program for New Local Health Officials: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment

NACCHO and the Center for Public Health Systems at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health partnered to...

Sep 14, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Immunization

Back on Track with National Immunization Awareness Month

By raising awareness of the importance of vaccinating people of all ages, against many serious and sometimes deadly...

Aug 22, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Community Engagement
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Request for Applications: Two New Immunization Funding Opportunities

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to provide two new funding...

Aug 08, 2023 | Robin Mowson, Victoria Thompson

Brownsville
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

Long Beach
  • Immunization

Rapid Community Assessment: A Tool for Understanding Immunization Behavior in Long Beach, CA Residents

In 2022, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (LB HHS) was selected to participate in NACCHO’s...

Jul 17, 2023

Emergency Prep
  • Communications & Public Relations
  • Emergency Response

When Public Health Meets Misinformation: Acknowledging and Learning from the Successes and Failures of Emergency Risk Communication

At the recently concluded NACCHO Preparedness Summit in Atlanta, GA, a workshop on risk communication in public health...

May 30, 2023 | Anu Varma

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Lead Exposure Prevention Education Videos from the CDC

The CDC and AAP developed two community lead exposure prevention education videos about lead poisoning prevention...

May 05, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Webinar
  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Workforce Development

NACCHO and CDC Food Safety Sharing Session on Workforce Development

Speakers will discuss challenges that local health departments have been experiencing, including employee retention,...

Apr 05, 2023 | Olivia Turay

  • Health & Disability

Meet NACCHO’s 2022–2023 Health and Disability Fellows

The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2022-2023 cohort of Health and Disability fellows.

Feb 14, 2023 | Uyen Tran

Partner Articles

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Partnerships

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

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  • Opportunity

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

Celebrate with us!

Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

Calhoun
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

PIMA County 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

Brownsville
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

Cook County
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 31, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 24, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

Du Page County 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 17, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 10, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Healthy Aging
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Trust for America’s Health and with funding...

Jun 20, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

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