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Fuel for the Future: NACCHO celebrates National Nutrition Month®: Focusing on the Future Generation

arch is National Nutrition Month®, an annual campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics which highlights the...

Mar 01, 2023 | Talei Moore, Aisha Freeman

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

Digest (February 15, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: February 15, 2023

Feb 15, 2023

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  • Tools & Resources

Don't Miss NACCHO's Top Resources from 2022

Take a look at some of the most popular tools and resources from NACCHO's website.

Dec 29, 2022 | Angie McPherson

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  • Breastfeeding
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Together We Can Do Great Things: NACCHO celebrates National Breastfeeding Month

The solid evidence of short- and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding make promoting,...

Jul 28, 2022 | Erika Ennis, Sarah Robinson

MCAH Prep
  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Building Community Resilience Through Maternal Child Health and Emergency Preparedness and Response Collaboration

NACCHO, with support from CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health, launched a project to increase collaboration between...

Jul 07, 2022 | Elana Filipos

Baby formula
  • Tools & Resources
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

NACCHO Responds to Current National Infant Formula Shortage

NACCHO is continuing to closely monitor the infant formula shortage that is impacting maternal and child health (MCH)...

Jun 08, 2022 | Elana Filipos

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  • COVID-19
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
  • Research & Reports
  • Workforce Development

The Views of MCH Local Health Department Staff on Their COVID Response: Focus Group Findings

NACCHO, in collaboration with the Center for Public Health Innovation at CI International (CPHI) and through funding...

Nov 29, 2021 | Hitomi Abe

Pregnant vaccination
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Highlighting Key Data to Support COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy

In September, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an urgent health advisory to increase...

Nov 29, 2021 | Hitomi Abe, Adelaide Appiah

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  • Press Release

The National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces Health Department Grantees to Support Pregnant People, Birth Parents, and Their Infants

2021 Building Community Resilience through Collaboration Project will award four communities up to $20,000

Oct 28, 2021 | Theresa Spinner

Breastfeeding
  • Press Release

A New Resource to Address Health Disparities Impacting New Moms and Their Babies: Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support: A Blueprint for Communities

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), representing the country’s nearly 3,000 local...

Oct 05, 2021 | Theresa Spinner

Partner Articles

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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

Calhoun
  • 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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  • Community Engagement
  • Community Resilience
  • Immunization
  • Vaccine Hesitancy

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
  • COVID-19
  • 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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  • COVID-19
  • 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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