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On May 11, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a legislative hearing entitled, "Preparing for and Responding to...
May 19, 2023 | Lluvia Botello
On May 4, 2023, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing titled “Preparing for the Next Public...
May 12, 2023 | Lauren Mastroberardino
On Wednesday, February 1, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held its first hearing on...
Feb 10, 2023 | Lluvia Botello, Kerry Allen
Public health attorneys offer a balanced approach to public health law by crafting policies that are defensible, enforceable, and...
Jul 13, 2022 | Kellie Hall, MSOD, Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr., Daniel Pagan
The 2021-2022 NACCHO Health & Disability fellows had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. to attend the Disability Policy...
Jun 01, 2022 | Guest Author
Johns Hopkins University faculty and others released a new proposal for financing and delivering PrEP for HIV prevention.
Dec 20, 2021 | Julia Zigman
The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University has published three new briefs as part of its HIV...
May 28, 2021 | Julia Zigman
This new report by NACCHO and the Network for Public Health Law, with assistance from Johns Hopkins and many others, provides a brief...
May 25, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier
Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act would support recruitment and retention of top talent to health departments.
May 18, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier
On May 11, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a legislative hearing entitled, "Preparing for and Responding to Future Public Health Security Threats."
On May 4, 2023, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing titled “Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency: Reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA).”
On Wednesday, February 1, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held its first hearing on COVID-19 origins titled, “Challenges and Opportunities to Investigating the Origins of Pandemics and Other Biological Events.”
Public health attorneys offer a balanced approach to public health law by crafting policies that are defensible, enforceable, and protect population health while considering the perspectives of community members.
The 2021-2022 NACCHO Health & Disability fellows had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. to attend the Disability Policy Seminar 2022, an annual conference co-sponsored by national disability organizations, where attendees receive training and learn about policy updates that impact the rights of people with disabilities.
The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University has published three new briefs as part of its HIV Policy Project. The briefs focus on federal action and funding necessary to end the HIV epidemic in the United States.
This new report by NACCHO and the Network for Public Health Law, with assistance from Johns Hopkins and many others, provides a brief history of public health authority and an overview of the forces seeking to limit public health authority. It offers examples of specific laws that would limit public health authority, and key arguments to counter proposed legislation. It is intended as a resource...
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Andrea Grenadier will share examples of LHD-related success stories and highlight tools and resources you can use to support your communications work.
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A Call to build connection across the LHO community, ensure timely updates, and allow for discussion with federal partners on a regular basis.
A Model Aquatic Health Code Network webinar featuring Columbus Public Health.
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PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
Mar 08, 2024
NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...
Oct 16, 2023
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