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

White House Report Identifies Climate Change as Major National Security Threat

The White House National Security Strategy for 2015, released in mid-February, identifies climate change as a...

Mar 03, 2015 | Katie Regan

NACCHO Case Study Examines the Legalities of Fracking Bans

“Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, et al. v. City of Longmont: A Stymie to Local Fracking Bans or...

Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Regan

NACCHO Fact Sheet Helps to Operationalize Climate Change Programs in Local Health Departments

“12 Steps to Operationalize Climate Change in a Local Health Department” is a new NACCHO fact sheet that...

Jan 12, 2015 | Katie Regan

Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our Readiness

On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released...

Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author

NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health Facilities Prepare for Climate Change

NACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care...

Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

Rising Number of Chikungunya Cases Pose Significant U.S. Public Health Threat

by Andrew Roszak, JDA, MPA, Senior Director, and Lisa Brown, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic...

Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather

The official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the...

Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan

State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience Release Recommendations

Last year, as part of his Climate Action Plan, the President established the State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task...

Dec 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown

What Local Health Departments Need to Know About Fracking

“Hydraulic Fracturing: What Local Health Departments Need to Know” is the first in a new suite of fracking...

Nov 10, 2014 | Katie Regan

Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planning and the Affordable Care Act

The 21st century in local public health has presented challenges and opportunities. The early years of this new century...

Nov 06, 2014 | Guest Author

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

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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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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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