NACCHO Voice

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

County health department
  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

How Can Local Health Departments Help Promote Substance-Free Pregnancies?

As we wrap up September, we are highlighting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month! FASD Awareness...

Sep 29, 2023 | Ryanna Quazi

Summer2023 Exchange Cover
  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Global Health
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

NACCHO Summer Exchange 2023: National Health Security Strategy

The Summer 2023 issue of NACCHO Exchange focuses on the National Health Security Strategy.

Sep 29, 2023 | Jessica Pryor

  • Press Release

Over 110 Organizations Call on Senate to Oppose Cuts to Prevention Fund

NACCHO joined more than 100 other organizations representing public health, healthcare, research, social services, and...

Sep 20, 2023

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

Digest (August 30, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: August 30, 2023

Aug 30, 2023

Picture 2
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Breastfeeding, Nutrition, and Partner Involvement

National Breastfeeding Month was founded by the United States Breastfeeding Committee in 2011 to advocate and promote...

Aug 25, 2023 | Talei Moore, Ryanna Quazi

Meeting
  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Strengthening Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration at Local Health Departments to Address Future Threats to Maternal-Child Health Populations

Local health departments (LHDs) are critical in responding to public health emergencies. These institutions formed the...

Aug 22, 2023 | Ryanna Quazi, Harpur Schwartz, Elana Filipos

Business Team Brainstorming in Meeting
  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Tabletop Exercise for the Inclusion of MCH Populations in Emergency Preparedness and Response at NACCHO’s 2023 Preparedness Summit

Local health departments (LHDs) play critical roles in responding to the many public health crises across the country.

Jul 31, 2023 | Harpur Schwartz, Elana Filipos

US Washington Capitol At Night

Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Labor-HHS Funding Bill

On July 27, the Senate Appropriations Committee considered the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services,...

Jul 28, 2023 | Lauren Mastroberardino

Solen feyissa Sg UXQMDXD g unsplash
  • Policy

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Last week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee advanced the draft of their Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and...

Jul 27, 2023 | Lauren Mastroberardino

Pexels lagos food bank initiative 6472413
  • Webinar
  • Community Health

NACCHO Board Member Discusses Funding Challenges in Congressional Briefing

On June 20, NACCHO Board member Krista Wasowski, the Health Officer for Medina County, OH, served as a featured...

Jun 30, 2023 | Lluvia Botello

Partner Articles

Cover and Spine for MAPP 2 0 Handbook Copy Page 1
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Performance Improvement
  • Workforce Development

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

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...

Guidehouse
  • 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...

NACCHO Cognitive Health Guide FINAL 1
  • 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...

I Stock 1131109283
  • 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...

Scbclogo 0
  • Opportunity

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...

Novavax ir logo

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...

CEH Day logo No Date
  • 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!

Central District 1
  • 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

SLVC Toolkit graphnic 008

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...

MAPP 2 0 Healthy People 2030 FINAL 072823 1
  • 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...

PIMA County 1
  • 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

Back to Top