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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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NACCHO Member Testifies Before Congress on Public Health Preparedness

Dr. Raynard Washington, PhD, MPH, Public Health Director for Mecklenburg County, NC, testified before the House Energy...

Jun 13, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Press Release
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

NACCHO and CAEAR Coalition Announce Partnership Effort Will Bridge HIV Programs at the Local Level

NACCHO and the Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief (CAEAR) Coalition formally announce a strategic partnership...

Jun 12, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From Washington: Hot Topics Include Debt Ceiling and One Health

In this week’s podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Adriane Casalotti, Chief of...

Jun 09, 2023 | NacchoVoice

A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence

In recognition of Gun Violence Awareness Day, NACCHO invites local health departments to view this somber day as an...

Jun 02, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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NACCHO Grants More Than $44,000 to Support Wastewater Surveillance

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has selected four local health...

May 31, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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NACCHO Awards $300,000 to Local Health Departments to Support Increased Vaccine Uptake

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has selected three local health...

May 23, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Funding Opportunity

CDC Notice of Funding Opportunity: Outbreak Response Network for Disease Forecasting

CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) is announcing a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to...

May 19, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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Local Health Departments in Ohio, Colorado, Tennessee, and Massachusetts Granted $20,000 Each to Make Communities “Climate Ready”

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the Climate and Health Program...

May 10, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Press Release

Local Health Departments from Indiana, Illinois, and Texas Awarded More Than $39K to Build Capacity for Mosquito and Tick Control and Surveillance

NACCHO, the voice of the nation’s nearly 3,000 local health departments, announced the newest cohort of its Vector...

May 10, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From Washington: How the Healthy People Initiative Can Help Achieve Local Health Goals

In this week’s podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Government Affairs team members...

May 08, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Performance Improvement
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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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  • COVID-19
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  • 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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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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