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Best For You, Best For Baby: Five Tips for Preventing Birth Defects

Expectant parents receive a barrage of messages on how to keep their babies safe and healthy during pregnancy. For birth defect...

Jan 13, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Opportunity

    Request for Applications: Public Health and Safety Teams (PHAST) Pilot

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to offer a funding opportunity to support...

    Jan 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Request for Applications: Public Health Public Safety Teams (PHAST) Pilot

    Applications are due by 11:59 pm T on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Please direct questions to: [email protected] NACCHO is...

    Jan 08, 2020 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Access to Care, Emergency Response, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    NACCHO Year in Review

    What a year 2019 was! At times it seemed like a non-stop roller coaster with plenty of hills and valleys for public health along the...

    Dec 20, 2019 | Taylarr Lopez

  • Leadership, President's Corner

    Professor and Chair of the CDC Foundation’s Board of Directors, Dr. Leah Devlin...

    Dr. Devlin’s presidential leadership spans across three public health organizations—the North Carolina Association of Local Health...

    Dec 04, 2019 | George Roberts

  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Request for Applications: Overdose Prevention and Response Mentorship Program

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity to local health...

    Nov 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New Technical Assistance Summary on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Response to the...

    To better understand the current impact of the opioid epidemic on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Ryan White...

    Nov 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    • Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New HepVu Data Visualizes Hep C’s Impact on Americans By Age, Sex, and Race

    HepVu has launched new interactive maps illustrating the prevalence of Hepatitis C in the United States between 2013 and 2016, stratified at the state level by age, sex, and race. Published in Hepatology Communications, the data demonstrate that of the estimated 2.3 million people living with Hepatitis C infection in the U.S. during this time, the […]

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Press Release, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    NACCHO Highlights Local Community Needs to Address the Opioid Epidemic 

    NACCHO, representing the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments sent a letter to Congress to help inform their oversight of the opioid crisis.  As noted in NACCHO’s 2019 report, Local Health Department Approaches to Opioid Use Prevention and Response: An Environmental Scan, local health departments across the country are engaged in a wide range of activities to […]

    Jan 14, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Health & Disability, Infectious Disease, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Tobacco-Use Prevention

    Best For You, Best For Baby: Five Tips for Preventing Birth Defects

    Expectant parents receive a barrage of messages on how to keep their babies safe and healthy during pregnancy. For birth defect prevention, the message is simple: What’s best for you is best for your baby. While not all birth defects can be prevented, there are concrete steps pregnant individuals can take to increase their chances […]

    Jan 13, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

    Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Opportunity

    Request for Applications: Public Health and Safety Teams (PHAST) Pilot

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to offer a funding opportunity to support collaboration among public health, public safety, and other sectors implementing evidence-based opioid overdose prevention strategies in their community through the Public Health and Safety Teams (PHAST) framework. With support from the Centers for Disease Control and...

    Jan 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Request for Applications: Public Health Public Safety Teams (PHAST) Pilot

    Applications are due by 11:59 pm T on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Please direct questions to: [email protected] NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity to support collaboration among public health, public safety, and other sectors implementing evidence-based opioid overdose prevention strategies in their community through the Public Health and Safety Teams (PHAST) framework. With...

    Jan 08, 2020 | Andrea Grenadier

    Access to Care, Emergency Response, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    NACCHO Year in Review

    What a year 2019 was! At times it seemed like a non-stop roller coaster with plenty of hills and valleys for public health along the way. NACCHO’s government affairs team was there at every turn, advocating for public health and local health departments. Here is a recap to take a look at where we have been and where we are headed in 2020. Public Health Funding As always, one of NACCHO’s […]

    Dec 20, 2019 | Taylarr Lopez

    Leadership, President's Corner

    Professor and Chair of the CDC Foundation’s Board of Directors, Dr. Leah Devlin Shares the Biggest Risk She’s Taken as a Leader and the Greatest Reward

    Dr. Devlin’s presidential leadership spans across three public health organizations—the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors, North Carolina Public Health Association, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

    Dec 04, 2019 | George Roberts

    Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Request for Applications: Overdose Prevention and Response Mentorship Program

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity to local health departments (LHDs) through a Request for Application (RFA) process. With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is offering a funding opportunity to participate in a new mentorship program with peer […]

    Nov 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New Technical Assistance Summary on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Response to the Opioid Epidemic

    To better understand the current impact of the opioid epidemic on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau hosted a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) on the “RWHAP Response to the Opioid Epidemic” and has released a new executive summary and technical assistance document. The TEP, summarized in […]

    Nov 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

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

    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

    Mar 08, 2024

    NACCHO Cognitive Health Guide FINAL 1
    Tools & Resources, Brain Health, Healthy Aging, Healthy Living & Prevention

    New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into Health Improvement Planning: The...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...

    Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

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

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

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    Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

    Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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    Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted

    Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...

    Oct 16, 2023

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