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The Word on Local Health Departments is a blog by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).

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Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Dosing intervals for COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine

On January 6, CDC revised Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the...

Jan 14, 2021 | Beth Hess

  • Opportunity

APHA 2021 Call for Abstracts is Open

Submit an abstract to present and share research with public health leaders and professionals from around the world.

Jan 13, 2021 | Anu Varma

CRC Sim PLER
  • Webinar
  • Emergency Response

CRC SimPLER: A Practice Workshop

To introduce CRC SimPLER, ASTHO and the National Alliance for Radiation Readiness (NARR) are hosting a workshop on...

Jan 11, 2021 | Beth Hess

Coronavirus COVID 19
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Epidemiology

COVID-19 Genomic Epidemiology Toolkit

The CDC Office of Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) recently released the COVID-19 Genomic Epidemiology Toolkit to...

Jan 11, 2021 | Beth Hess

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

NACCHO COVID-19 Webinar: Increasing Vaccination Coverage Among Racial and Ethnic Groups: Lessons Learned from CDC’s REACH Program

NACCHO invites local health department leadership and staff to join the Increasing Vaccination Coverage Among Racial...

Jan 08, 2021 | Beth Hess

Webinar
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

NACCHO COVID-19 Webinar: Understanding Diverse Communities to Support Equitable and Informed COVID-19 Vaccination Decision-Making

NACCHO invites local health department leadership and staff to join the Understanding Diverse Communities to Support...

Jan 08, 2021 | Beth Hess

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Join NACCHO’s SSP Monitoring & Evaluation Advisory Group

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in partnership with the University of Washington...

Jan 07, 2021 | Kat Kelley

Orange County
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Orange County, NY, administers 800 COVID-19 Vaccines in 24-Hour Period

Orange County, NY received 800 doss of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the morning of Tuesday, January 5. By the end of...

Jan 07, 2021 | Beth Hess

  • Tools & Resources
  • Financing & Economics
  • Opportunity
  • Training

Training and Partnering Opportunities: Economic Recovery and Disaster Housing (Web-Based and Instructor-Led)

The National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University (NCDP) is offering two web-based trainings focused...

Jan 07, 2021 | nacchovoice

Shareable Vaccines
  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

NACCHO Partners with Mediaplanet for Its Vaccines Campaign

New campaign emphasizes keeping up-to-date with routine vaccines.

Jan 07, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • COVID-19
  • Health in All Policies
  • Leadership
  • Workforce Development

Preparing Your Local Health Department for the Future

If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is the importance of preparedness....

Jan 15, 2021 | Guest Author

Preparing Your Local Health Department for the Future

  • Tools & Resources
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Promoting Healthy Weight Success Stories & New Online...

The CHOICES Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health launched...

Dec 26, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

Promoting Healthy Weight Success Stories & New Online...

Water Fountain
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

NACCHO and CFP are seeking 10-15 state, local, tribal, and territorial health...

Oct 13, 2020 | Anu Varma

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

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  • Press Release
  • Climate Change
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

NACCHO partners with Children’s Environmental Health Network for CEH Day 2020.

Sep 28, 2020 | Guest Author

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar
  • Communications & Public Relations

Public Health Communications Collaborative Webinar

The Public Health Communications Collaborative will hold its first live Q&A...

Sep 21, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

Public Health Communications Collaborative Webinar

2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize
  • Opportunity
  • Social Determinants of Health

Call for Applications: 2021 Robert Wood Johnson...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2021...

Jul 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Applications: 2021 Robert Wood Johnson...

Wildfire
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Hazards & Health Effects

Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

The American Lung Association has developed a new fact sheet in Spanish to...

Jul 15, 2020

Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Parks

Greener Parks for Health

National Recreation and Park Association releases new Greener Parks for Health...

Jul 13, 2020

Greener Parks for Health

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  • Tools & Resources

CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

CDC recently updated its flexibilities guidance for recipients and applicants...

Jul 09, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

SYNC 2020, the National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health, is...

Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

NCSD and NACCHO are pleased to offer several full scholarships for DIS to...

Jun 24, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

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Preparedness Brief

The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.
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