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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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  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Informatics
  • Opportunity

CARES Act Funding Now Available for ELC Jurisdictions

On April 23, HHS announced that CDC is awarding $631 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...

May 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease
  • Informatics

NACCHO Launches New Interactive COVID-19 Dashboard

Today, NACCHO launched its COVID-19 Data Lab, powered by Esri, to showcase available data that is geared toward the...

Apr 22, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

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  • Hazards & Health Effects
  • Informatics
  • Opportunity

Funding Opportunity: Strengthening Environmental Health Capacity (EHC)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced a new Environmental Health Capacity (EHC) funding...

Apr 13, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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  • COVID-19
  • Infectious Disease
  • Informatics

Google Health’s COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports Can Help Public Health Combat Pandemic

As global communities respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increasing emphasis on public health...

Apr 03, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Press Release
  • COVID-19
  • Informatics

Public Health Associations Release Joint Statement on CARES Act

Together, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials...

Mar 27, 2020 | Theresa Spinner

  • Informatics
  • Leadership
  • Research & Reports
  • Workforce Development

The Future of the Environmental Health Profession

This article from the American Journal of Public Health discusses some perspectives that illuminate how problem areas...

Feb 20, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Informatics

Apply Now: CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program

Applications are now open for CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP). PHIFP fellows are data...

Sep 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Informatics

ASPR to Launch ASPR Next Program During “Innovation Day”

When disaster strikes, providing lifesaving medical care becomes more challenging and complex. To promote the best...

Jul 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Informatics
  • Water Quality

Mobile App for Cyanobacteria Detection

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Cyanobacteria Assessment Network mobile application (CyAN...

Jul 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Informatics
  • Preparedness Profile
  • Project Public Health Ready (PPHR)

Infographic: Public Health Emergency Preparedness Across the U.S.

In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health...

Jun 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

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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