This blog embodies NACCHO’s mission to empower local health departments and drive positive change.
Local health departments (LHDs) remain on the forefront of addressing vaccine hesitancy.
Jul 28, 2025 | Clarissa Montes, Amy Maxson
HANDS program plays a vital role in building trust, empowering families, and supporting the health of children in communities
Jul 28, 2025 | Guest Author
“We weren’t allowed to talk about these things back then.”
Preparing for the new school year goes beyond just school supplies; it’s about protecting our children’s health.
Portland Public Health (PPH) successfully completed a project to refine its vaccine communication materials.
With support from NACCHO, the County of Santa Clara focused their project on improving vaccine messaging
Promoting person-centered and strength-based approaches to health messaging with trusted messengers.
DCHD conducted bilingual workshops for all-female seasonal migrant crab-picking workers on extreme weather preparation.
Jul 24, 2025 | Dorchester County Health Department Emergency Preparedness Program
Commissioner Chaplin assumed the role on July 1, 2025.
Jul 17, 2025
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Integrating Long-Acting Injectable Options into Health Department Prevention and Care Pathways
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Join this radiation preparedness webinar on Wednesday, June 17 at 2:00 PM ET.
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Join this webinar, Building Partnerships for Chemical Readiness at Local Health Departments.
This year’s theme, “Racing Forward, Swinging Big: United for Public Health’s Future” and the meeting will be held in Louisville, KY.
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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted longstanding gaps in vaccine confidence and access.
Apr 03, 2026 | Tori Ryan
MAPP is our flagship framework for community health improvement, a community-driven strategic planning process to address population...
Feb 13, 2026
Registration is now open for two in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 trainings from NACCHO.
Dec 09, 2025 | Andrea Grenadier
Join us for our January MAPP Learning Community Session: MAPP 2.0 and Accreditation with PHAB Version 2022.
Dec 08, 2025 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO’s infectious disease initiatives are helping LHDs strengthen infection prevention and control infrastructure.
Oct 30, 2025 | Candice Young
See how the District of Columbia Medical Reserve Corps supports both national and local-level events.
Jul 17, 2025 | Beth Hess
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Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
