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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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  • Tools & Resources
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Infectious Disease

CDC Releases New Data in Antibiotic Resistance & Patient Safety Portal

CDC recently began reporting data on carbapenemase genes detected through nationwide testing in CDC’s AR Lab Network.

Jun 24, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Contact Tracing
  • COVID-19
  • Epidemiology

Interactive Map: States Expand Contact Tracing Capacity

NASHP released a new interactive map highlighting states’ contact tracing program models, workforce, funding sources,...

Jun 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • COVID-19
  • Emergency Response
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease

COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (June 8-12)

This blog highlights COVID-19 guidance/news, tools and resources, and training opportunities that NACCHO compiled...

Jun 12, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Community Engagement
  • Informatics
  • Opportunity

The Path to One Million: Leveraging the Power of Public Health for the All of Us Research Program

Since its launch, the All of Us Research Program has enrolled more than 350,000 participants, more than 80% of whom...

Jun 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • COVID-19
  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (June 1-5)

This blog highlights COVID-19 guidance/news, tools and resources, and training opportunities that NACCHO compiled...

Jun 05, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Emergency Response
  • Infectious Disease

COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (May 25-29)

This blog highlights COVID-19 guidance/news, tools and resources, and training opportunities that NACCHO compiled...

Jun 05, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

DC Health: Protocols for HIV/STI Services During COVID-19

DC Health and Wellness Center has established protocols to protect their staff and clients while maintaining access to...

Jun 04, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Webinar: Delivering Sexual Health Services in the Time of COVID-19

Webinar on providing STD clinical services during COVID-19, including home-testing for STD care, treatment, telehealth,...

Jun 03, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Webinar
  • Health Equity & Social Justice

All of Us Research: Engaging the LGBTQ+ Community to Advance Medical Research

Historically, medical research has failed to ethically and rigorously include people who were not white, straight,...

Jun 02, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Tools & Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Recommendations

Public Health Officials and Voting Experts Release First-Ever Healthy Voting Guides

NACCHO has partnered with the nonpartisan We Can Vote coalition to launch the country's first-ever Healthy Voting...

May 28, 2020 | 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...

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...

NACCHO Cognitive Health Guide FINAL 1
  • 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

Calhoun
  • 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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