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

NACCHO Releases 2015 Annual Report

NACCHO has released its 2015 Annual Report, which focuses on the association’s considerable accomplishments last year....

Feb 16, 2016 | NacchoVoice

Just Say Hi: Communicating Effectively with People Who Have Disabilities

By Meredith Williams, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This fall, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched its Just...

Feb 10, 2016 | NacchoVoice

The Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, Michigan: A Joint Statement from NACCHO and ASTHO

The lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department:...

Feb 02, 2016 | NacchoVoice

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NACCHO Launches Newly Designed Website to Enhance Member Services and Deliver Population Health

NACCHO launched its newly designed website to make its rich array of resources and information more accessible to its...

Feb 01, 2016 | NacchoVoice

Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America’s Streets

By Dr. Swannie Jett, DrPH, MSc, NACCHO Immediate Past President and Health Officer for the Florida Department of Health...

Jan 13, 2016 | NacchoVoice

Cervical Health Awareness Month: Resources and Lessons from LHDs

By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, a time when local...

Jan 08, 2016 | NacchoVoice

Investments in Electronic Processes Advance Service Delivery and Improve the Public’s Health

By Dr. Swannie Jett, NACCHO President and Health Officer for the Florida Department of Health in Seminole County Since...

Dec 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice

NACCHO Statement on the San Bernardino Shooting

Dear NACCHO Family: Our work in public health requires that we place ourselves squarely on the frontlines in keeping...

Dec 03, 2015 | NacchoVoice

World AIDS Day: How Local Health Departments are Acting Now to End the Epidemic

By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Today is World AIDS Day, a day to remember those who have lost...

Dec 01, 2015 | NacchoVoice

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Resources, Practices, and Policies for LHDs

By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time for local...

Nov 18, 2015 | NacchoVoice

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Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

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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

Calhoun
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  • 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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  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
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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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  • Community Resilience
  • Immunization
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Community health workers meet people where they are to...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk...

Aug 10, 2023 | Dominique Baradaran, MSM, Interim Chief of Community Health, Oklahoma City- County Health Department

Community health workers meet people where they are to...

Brownsville
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  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

Cook County
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 31, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

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  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 24, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

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