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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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Minneapolis Environmental Health Awarded 2019 Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection

NACCHO recently announced Minneapolis Environmental Health as the recipient of the 2019 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer...

Jun 03, 2019 | NacchoVoice

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NACCHO Announces 2019 Model Practice Award Winners

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) named its 2019 Model Practice Award Winners, an...

May 28, 2019 | NacchoVoice

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40 Under 40 in Public Health

The de Beaumont Foundation created 40 Under 40 in Public Health to recognize leaders whose creativity and innovation...

May 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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  • National Environmental Public Health Tracking

Lead Poisoning Prevention Catalytic Grant Awards

The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) is pleased to announce a second competition round of Lead Poisoning...

May 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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  • Immunization

CDC Recognizes Four LHD Representatives as 2019 Childhood Immunization Champions

As part of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...

Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Community Resilience
  • Medical Countermeasures

Deadline Extended! 2019 National Health Security Award Due May 10

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

Apr 30, 2019

  • Awards & Recognition

Deadline Extended: Apply for NACCHO’s Awards by May 5

The deadline for the Local Health Department of the Year, the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service, and...

Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

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Apply for a 2019 NACCHO Award

Each year, NACCHO recognizes the remarkable accomplishments of local health departments and health officials through...

Mar 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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  • Community Resilience

Call for Presentations: National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference

The theme for the 2019 National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference is Taking Coalitions to New Heights....

Mar 21, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

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2019 Nsedu Obot Witherspoon Youth Leadership Award

The Children’s Environmental Health Network is accepting nominations of young leaders, ages 10-21, making an...

Feb 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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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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  • 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
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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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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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  • 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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  • Community Resilience
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Community health workers meet people where they are to...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk...

Aug 10, 2023 | Dominique Baradaran, MSM, Interim Chief of Community Health, Oklahoma City- County Health Department

Community health workers meet people where they are to...

Brownsville
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  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

Cook County
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BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 31, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

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BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 24, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

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