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

Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health Risks

By Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of...

Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author

Project Inform: Safer Consumption Spaces in the U.S.: Uniting for a National Movement

Project Inform released “Safer Consumption Spaces in the United States: Uniting for a National Movement.” This report...

Jun 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Rebrands “Get Smart” Antibiotics Campaign

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has employed the Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign...

Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Seeking Applicants: Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Reviewer Recruitment is Open!

NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is currently seeking national reviewers for the Fall 2017 review of local...

Jun 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan

National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to...

Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter

It’s All About Diarrhea During Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017

The thirteenth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 22–28. Every year in the week leading...

May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

Improving the Health of Communities by Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Today

By Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department...

May 04, 2017 | NacchoVoice

Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air Aware

By: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health...

May 03, 2017 | Guest Author

National Infant Immunization Week 2017: Power to Protect

From April 22-29, 2017, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization...

Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Gear Up for Hepatitis Awareness Month 2017!

It’s time to get ready to celebrate Hepatitis Awareness Month and the sixth annual national Hepatitis Testing Day...

Apr 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Performance Improvement
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Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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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
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  • 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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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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The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November...

Oct 16, 2023

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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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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