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Understanding the harms of inspiration porn and how it contributes to ableism is integral to local health department (LHD) efforts to...
Aug 18, 2022 | Guest Author
Washington, DC, July 20, 2022 —Today, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the...
Jul 20, 2022 | Theresa Spinner
Today, as part of fulfilling its mission as the voice of local health departments, the National Association of County and City Health...
A new Dear Colleague letter from the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention discusses National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to emphasize...
Jun 24, 2022 | Guest Author, Julia Zigman
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
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, we are highlighting just a few of the more than 300,000 volunteers who have made the...
Apr 21, 2022 | Beth Hess
A record number of attendees—more than 2,200—gathered in Atlanta and virtually April 4–7 for the 2022 Preparedness Summit.
Apr 18, 2022 | Beth Hess
On December 14, 2021, NACCHO and partners celebrated the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 vaccine being administered outside...
Dec 16, 2021 | Katherine Waters
Statement by Lori Tremmel Freeman, CEO
Dec 15, 2021 | Beth Hess
Understanding the harms of inspiration porn and how it contributes to ableism is integral to local health department (LHD) efforts to improve and protect the health of all community residents.
Washington, DC, July 20, 2022 —Today, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s local health departments, recognized the stellar public health career of Bruce Dart PhD, Executive Director of the Tulsa Health Department, awarding him the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service Award.
Today, as part of fulfilling its mission as the voice of local health departments, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), representing the nation’s nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments, named Chelsea Cipriano, MPH, Executive Director, Intergovernmental Affairs at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, its 2022 Advocate of the Year.
A new Dear Colleague letter from the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention discusses National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to emphasize the importance of HIV testing and make sure everyone knows their status so they can take steps to improve their health, regardless of the result.
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.
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, we are highlighting just a few of the more than 300,000 volunteers who have made the incredible work of the Medical Reserve Corps network possible.
On December 14, 2021, NACCHO and partners celebrated the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 vaccine being administered outside of a clinical trial. This also marked the beginning of the national vaccination campaign.
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