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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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HHS Secretary Becerra Testifies on Biden Budget at Three Congressional Hearings

Over the past several weeks, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra testified in three...

Mar 31, 2023 | Katie Ghougasian, Lauren Mastroberardino

  • Press Release

National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards Harm Reduction Outreach and Education Funding to Public Health Projects in Six States

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), representing the country’s nearly 3,000 local...

Mar 23, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Local Nonprofits as Medical Reserve Corps Housing Organizations

See how two local Medical Reserve Corps units formed from community partnerships.

Mar 16, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Rural and Frontier Health

Increasing Rural Resilience to Climate Change: A Resource Roundup for Health Departments

This blog can give rural LHDs several approaches to increasing current capacity or establishing new baseline activities...

Mar 09, 2023

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Opportunity
  • Rural and Frontier Health

Request for Proposals (RFP): Technical Assistance Coordinator to Support OT21-2103 Local Health Department Grant Recipients

NACCHO is offer a funding opportunity for a consultant(s) to provide expert training and technical assistance (TTA) to...

Mar 08, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Community Health
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

House Subcommittees Hold Hearing in Texas on Public Health Crisis at the Southern Border

On Wednesday, February 15, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and...

Feb 17, 2023 | Lluvia Botello, Kerry Allen

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  • Press Release

NACCHO Podcast from Washington: A Discussion of the Omnibus Spending Bill of 2022, Workforce Loan Repayment and Disaster Preparedness

Podcast with guest Ron Sprong of Greene County Health Department in Carrollton, Illinois.

Feb 15, 2023 | Kerry Allen

  • Health & Disability

Meet NACCHO’s 2022–2023 Health and Disability Fellows

The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2022-2023 cohort of Health and Disability fellows.

Feb 14, 2023 | Uyen Tran

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  • Immunization

Updated National Immunization Assessment Data

In September 2022 and January 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the findings from the...

Feb 03, 2023 | Amiris Roberson

Rural America
  • Rural and Frontier Health
  • Rural Health

Rural Local Health Departments: Share Your After-Action Reports

Share your After-Action Reports.

Feb 02, 2023 | Beth Hess

Partner Articles

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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

Calhoun
  • 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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  • Community Engagement
  • Community Resilience
  • Immunization
  • Vaccine Hesitancy

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
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • 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
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

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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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

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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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

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

Jul 17, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

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

Jul 10, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Healthy Aging

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Trust for America’s Health and with funding...

Jun 20, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

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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.
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