NACCHO Voice

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

  • 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

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Extreme Weather
  • Opportunity
  • Technical Assistance

Join us in Florida for the 2024 Vector Control Hurricane Crisis Workshop

An agenda-at-a-glance is now available.

Mar 12, 2024 | Anu Varma

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Bridging Maternal-Child Health (MCH), Infectious Disease (ID), Preparedness and Birth Defects within Cities and Counties (MIP) Project

Funded through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental...

Mar 12, 2024 | Elana Filipos

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

NACCHO Releases "Community Partnerships to Prevent Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences" Video

The National Association of County and City Health Officials is pleased to share a brief video entitled "Community...

Mar 12, 2024 | Camille Adams

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  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

NACCHO Provides Funding to Local Health Departments to Expand Vaccination Coverage through Early Care and Education Programs

The Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health team has selected 14 new local health departments as demonstration sites for...

Mar 11, 2024 | Ryanna Quazi

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement
  • Workforce Development

Requests for Proposals: NACCHO is Seeking Content Developers in Four Areas for its New Local Health Officer Program Curriculum

NACCHO, in partnership with the CDC, is seeking content developers to create supplemental materials for a curriculum...

Mar 11, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Social Determinants of Health

NACCHO to Launch Revamped Roots of Health Inequity Online Course

This July, the Health Equity and Social Justice team at NACCHO is proud to unveil a revamped version of its signature...

Mar 11, 2024 | Charles Udeze

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  • Call for Nominations

NACCHO Board of Directors 2024 Election – Call for Nominations

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to announce its Call for Nominations...

Mar 08, 2024 | Guest Author

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  • Partnerships

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to...

Mar 08, 2024

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Health Ethics & Law
  • Performance Improvement
  • Workforce Development

Request for Proposals (RFP): Public Health Ethics Practice Tool

NACCHO seeks a consultant with demonstrated expertise and experience in public health ethics who can create a...

Mar 05, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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...

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...

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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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