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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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  • Webinar
  • Preparedness Profile

Local Public Health Preparedness Landscape: Findings from the 2022 Preparedness Profile

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Feb 16, 2024 | Beth Hess

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement
  • Social Determinants of Health

Request for Proposals: Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting Further Faster Community of Practice

NACCHO and ASTHO are seeking one qualified consultant to contribute to the growth of a virtual, interactive Social...

Feb 15, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Community Health
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured

NACCHO's Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Summit: Equip, Collaborate, and Innovate for Success

The NACCHO Healthcare IPC Summit, supported by CDC Project Firstline, aims to foster collaboration among local, state,...

Feb 14, 2024 | Jaclyn Abramson

  • Press Release

NACCHO Awards $1.3 Million to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control Training for Local Health Departments

The funding, totaling $1.3 million, will support local health departments with training clinical and non-clinical...

Feb 14, 2024

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest

Valentine's Day Digest (February 14, 2024)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: February 14, 2024

Feb 14, 2024

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Partnerships

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education, and Outreach Through Faith-Based Partnerships

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • AmeriCorps
  • Communications & Public Relations
  • Opportunity

Request for Proposals: Communications Consultant for Public Health AmeriCorps’ “Stories from the Field"

NACCHO, in partnership with CDC, is seeking a consultant to create a series of communication products to tell the...

Feb 12, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Press Release

New NACCHO Research Shows Harassment Targeting Local Public Health Leaders Included Verbal Attacks, Physical Violence, and Threats of Legal Action

A new qualitative study from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) describes the...

Feb 12, 2024

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Balanced Imperfection Harm Reduction Services Survey is Live!

Balanced Imperfection, with funding from NACCHO, is honored to be able to engage the harm reduction community in...

Feb 12, 2024

  • Chronic Disease
  • Tobacco-Use Prevention

Menthol and Flavors Rules Implementation Delayed: What Local Health Departments Can Do About It

The implementation of the FDA's proposed rules on removing menthol from cigarettes, and all other flavors from...

Feb 09, 2024 | Daniel Hamilton

Partner Articles

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  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Performance Improvement
  • Workforce Development

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through...

Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

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  • Partnerships

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group...

Mar 08, 2024

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Aging
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, is thrilled to launch...

Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into...

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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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Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November...

Oct 16, 2023

Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

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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

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  • 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

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Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination...

NACCHO’s Immunization team has developed the School-Located Vaccination Clinic...

Aug 31, 2023 | Kayla Miller, PHAP

Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030

New Resource: A Guide to Aligning Healthy People 2030...

To help address the social determinants of health and advance health equity,...

Aug 14, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Resource: A Guide to Aligning Healthy People 2030...

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  • 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

More NACCHO Blogs

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Stories from the Field

Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.

Preparedness Brief

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

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.
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