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Washington, DC, July 2, 2020—The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has elected Sandra Elizabeth Ford,...
Jul 02, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
NACCHO has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in federal funding for the public health response to COVID-19 and continues...
May 05, 2020 | NACCHO Government Affairs Team
The application period for NACCHO’s 2020 Local Health Department of the Year, the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of...
Apr 10, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez
Millions in uncovered costs already incurred as health departments prepare for and respond to potential and confirmed cases
Mar 01, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
What a year 2019 was! At times it seemed like a non-stop roller coaster with plenty of hills and valleys for public health along the...
Dec 20, 2019 | Taylarr Lopez
By Nnandi Massac, Communications Intern The holiday season has arrived and with it comes family gatherings, work parties, and...
Dec 11, 2019 | Guest Author
By Kevin Cevasco, MBA, NACCHO Intern The Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with NACCHO, is identifying ways to introduce...
Dec 10, 2019 | Guest Author
Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or...
Dec 02, 2019 | Christina Baum
By Eli Briggs, Senior Director of Government Affairs On November 14, NACCHO and a coalition of public health and healthcare partners...
Nov 27, 2019 | Guest Author
Washington, DC, July 2, 2020—The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has elected Sandra Elizabeth Ford, MD, MBA, District Health Director and Chief Executive Officer of the DeKalb County Board of Health to its 2020-2021 Board of Directors as its new President-Elect.
NACCHO has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in federal funding for the public health response to COVID-19 and continues to seek additional funding.
The application period for NACCHO’s 2020 Local Health Department of the Year, the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service, and the National Advocate of the Year awards is now open. Winners will be honored at the NACCHO 360 Conference, scheduled for July 7–9 in Denver. Below is are brief descriptions of each award. 2020 […]
What a year 2019 was! At times it seemed like a non-stop roller coaster with plenty of hills and valleys for public health along the way. NACCHO’s government affairs team was there at every turn, advocating for public health and local health departments. Here is a recap to take a look at where we have been and where we are headed in 2020. Public Health Funding As always, one of NACCHO’s […]
By Nnandi Massac, Communications Intern The holiday season has arrived and with it comes family gatherings, work parties, and something less fun: increased flu activity. In the first two months of this flu season (October 1 to November 30), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 2.5 million illnesses, 1.2 million medical […]
By Kevin Cevasco, MBA, NACCHO Intern The Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with NACCHO, is identifying ways to introduce place-based arts practices within county and city public health agencies. This practice is referred to as creative placemaking, and it involves public, private, non-profit, and community sectors partnering up to strategically shape the physical […]
Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or identifying the unknown cause of an illness, during an outbreak or event, epidemiology and infectious disease staff at local health departments (LHDs) can be stretched thin. LHDs have lost 23% of their workforce since 2008, shedding over 40,000 jobs across the country. This...
By Eli Briggs, Senior Director of Government Affairs On November 14, NACCHO and a coalition of public health and healthcare partners met with staff from the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee in preparation for a hearing on Flu Preparedness and Response. NACCHO government affairs staff highlighted the role of local health departments […]
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Apr 01, 2025
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Feb 11, 2025 | Elana Filipos, Xander Hazel-Groux
Registration is now open for two in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships 2.0 trainings.
Feb 01, 2025 | Andrea Grenadier
The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.
Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes
New opportunity designed to cross-train maternal and child health and emergency preparedness and response professionals.
Nov 14, 2024 | Elana Filipos
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May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
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