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Feb 25, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
Millions in uncovered costs already incurred as health departments prepare for and respond to potential and confirmed cases.
Feb 24, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
The work of public health is often invisible. It is only when there is a disaster or outbreak that the safety net of public health...
Feb 20, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez
Billions Cut from CDC During a Public Health Emergency Endangers the Public’s Health
Feb 11, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
NACCHO, representing the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments sent a letter to Congress to help inform their oversight of...
Jan 14, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
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
On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee unveiled the text of two FY 2020 spending packages, the second of which contains the...
Dec 18, 2019 | NacchoVoice
Dr. Devlin’s presidential leadership spans across three public health organizations—the North Carolina Association of Local Health...
Dec 04, 2019 | George Roberts
Data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show STDs have surged for the fifth consecutive year,...
Oct 10, 2019 | Taylarr Lopez
The work of public health is often invisible. It is only when there is a disaster or outbreak that the safety net of public health becomes apparent. In our daily lives, we rarely consider the safety of the food we eat, the air we breathe, or the water we drink. But our nation’s public health system […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee unveiled the text of two FY 2020 spending packages, the second of which contains the Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS) measure. The House passed the bill yesterday, and a Senate vote is expected Thursday. The current continuing resolution keeping government programs running expires on Friday. Thank you to all […]
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.
Data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show STDs have surged for the fifth consecutive year, reaching an all-time high in the U.S. These dangerous trends in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis show no sign of slowing and affect millions of lives each year in the United States.
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Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
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, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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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