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

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  • ID Featured
  • Infectious Disease
  • Tuberculosis

Recognizing World TB Day 2024: The Role of Local Health Departments in TB Elimination

LHDs across the nation actively work to eliminate TB through surveillance, case detection, and essential services....

Mar 21, 2024 | Kimberly Nalley

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Request for Applications: Building Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments’ Capacity to Address Disparities and Advance Health Equity

This opportunity is designed to provide funding and capacity-building training, technical assistance, and...

Mar 21, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Press Release

Public Health Professionals Convene to Advance Emergency Response Efforts at the 2024 Preparedness Summit in Cleveland, Ohio: The Summit Will Take Place at the Huntington Convention Center from March 25 to 28

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s over 3,300 local...

Mar 20, 2024

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease
  • Influenza

Maternal and Child Vaccine Safety - Enhancing Vaccine Confidence Through Multilingual Communication

After conducting a Rapid Community Assessment (RCA), in collaboration with the Healthy Baby Healthy Child program,...

Mar 19, 2024 | Victoria Thompson, Clarissa Montes

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health
  • ID Featured
  • Immunization

The Current Status of Measles in the US + Resources to Support Your Community

This resource round-up aims to help local health departments and healthcare providers respond to and communicate about...

Mar 18, 2024 | Irene Halferty, Emma James, Victoria Thompson, Amy Maxson, Robin Mowson

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Building Community Resilience Through Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Collaboration Project

NACCHO, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Reproductive Health, has...

Mar 15, 2024 | Elana Filipos

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White House Releases President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal

On March 11, the Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal was released, outlining the Administration’s funding priorities for...

Mar 15, 2024 | Adriane Casalotti, Victoria Van de Vate, Lauren Mastroberardino, Molly Curington

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Performance Improvement

2024 Webinar Series: Public Health Essentials for Health Departments

The Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), in partnership with the Public Health Infrastructure Grant network,...

Mar 15, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Press Release

NACCHO Announces More Than $1.2 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards

NACCHO is pleased to announce the 2024 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Operational Readiness Awards (ORA).

Mar 14, 2024

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

CDC Study Reveals Increase in Overdoses Associated with Smoking

A recent CDC study demonstrates a need for LHDs and other local harm reduction programs to ensure they are engaging...

Mar 14, 2024 | Kat Kelley, Anjana Rao, Grace Murtha

Partner Articles

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  • 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...

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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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  • 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...

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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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