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

National Breastfeeding Month: Reducing Disparities through Peer and Professional Support

By NACCHO’s Safe & Healthy Families Team August is National Breastfeeding Month, a time to focus on promoting and...

Aug 04, 2015 | NacchoVoice

Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a Framework

By Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During...

Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.

How Does Class Affect Public Health?

By Tiffany Huang, MPH, Program Analyst, Assessment and Planning, NACCHO “The commodification of people is the biggest...

Jul 28, 2015 | NacchoVoice

World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending Hepatitis

Every day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased...

Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie

The Boston Public Health Commission Shares Plans to Observe World Hepatitis Day

The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), together with public health organizations around the world, will observe...

Jul 27, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

How Local Health Departments are Preparing for Avian Influenza

By Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO  Avian influenza has been a popular topic in the media...

Jul 21, 2015 | Guest Author

NACCHO Annual 2015: Charting a Path to the Future for Local Health Departments

More than 1,300 local health department leaders and public health partners attended the 2015 NACCHO Annual Conference,...

Jul 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice

Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates

NACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare...

Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme Disease

This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious...

Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana S. Wen Discusses Her Department’s Response to Civil Unrest and Suggests Ways LHDs Can Tackle the Root Causes of Structural Racism and Oppression

Interview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO On April 12, Freddie Gray, Jr., was arrested by the...

Jun 26, 2015 | NacchoVoice

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  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
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Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Aging
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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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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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The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November...

Oct 16, 2023

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  • Community Engagement

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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  • 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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