NACCHO Voice

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

  • Press Release

National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From Washington: Harassment of Public Health Officials During COVID-19 and Its Lasting Impact

For every five local health departments, three reported their agency, leadership, and/or staff were targeted with...

Dec 15, 2023

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement
  • Workforce Development

Request for Proposals: NACCHO Seeking Strategic Planning Consultant for Workforce Development Workshop

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to plan and facilitate a one day in-person workshop that will support NACCHO’s...

Dec 15, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Health Ethics & Law
  • Performance Improvement

Request for Proposals (RFP) to Develop Training, Tools, and Resources to Increase Awareness of Health Equity Ethics in Local Health Departments

NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for a consultant(s) to provide expert training and technical...

Dec 14, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

Local Environmental Health Jurisdictions Encouraged to Apply for 2024 Crumbine Award for Excellence in Food Protection

Deadline for Submissions is March 15, 2024.

Dec 13, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement
  • Workforce Development

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Local Health Department Assessments to Support Recruitment and Retention

NACCHO is offering a funding opportunity for a consultant(s) to lead the development and administration of a series of...

Dec 10, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Policy

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing with CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen

On Thursday, November 30, 2023, the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing...

Dec 08, 2023 | Dalia Karadsheh

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  • Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Programs

ICNA Relief Spotlight

Site Spotlight on ICNA Relief.

Dec 07, 2023

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  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Announcing the MCAH Team's Re-designed Early Care and Education Webpage and Newly Tailored Resource Repository – Supporting Early Care and Education Programs with COVID-19 Mitigation and Vaccination

NACCHO's Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) team is thrilled to announce a redesigned MCAH – Early Care and...

Dec 07, 2023 | Belicia Badibanga, MPH

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

Digest (December 6, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: December 6, 2023

Dec 07, 2023

NACCHO Provides Funding for Overdose Prevention Work Through the Implementing Overdose Prevention Strategies at the Local Level (IOPSLL) Project

Local health departments and their community partners have been the driving force behind the IOPSLL program as their...

Dec 05, 2023

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

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