Skip to Main Navigation Skip to Content

NACCHO Voice

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

Energy Sector’s Vulnerability Threatens Health of Communities, Calls for Coordinated Response

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, communities along the East Coast remained without power for up to several weeks....

Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author

Radiation Response: Funding Opportunity from the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors

The following information is from the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors’ (CRCPD) Website: The...

Apr 17, 2014 | Andy Roszak

Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta

The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health...

Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair

Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider Moving Forward

This is the third part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2014...

Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

Electronic Laboratory Reporting and the Public Health Workforce

By Roland Gamache, PhD, MBA, Senior Director, Informatics, NACCHO An informative article in this month’s Online Journal...

Mar 13, 2014 | NacchoVoice

Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March Snowstorm

Here in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather...

Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

Newly Released Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

On Feb. 12, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology released the Framework for...

Feb 21, 2014 | Lisa Brown

NACCHO Launches Website for the National Profile of Local Health Departments

In January, NACCHO released the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile Study), a nationwide study...

Feb 19, 2014 | Admin

Georgetown Climate Center’s Workshop on Supporting State and Local Adaptation through Existing Federal Programs: Water Infrastructure

On Jan. 31, NACCHO staff attended the Supporting State and Local Adaptation through Existing Federal Programs: Water...

Feb 10, 2014 | Justin Snair

NACCHO Members Invited to Participate in Survey on Mass Fatality Preparedness

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, Columbia University, and Loyola...

Feb 04, 2014 | Frances Bevington

Partner Articles

2 Year COVIN graphic
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

I Stock 1262600344
  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships...

NACCHO is pleased to launch the three revised assessments of Mobilizing for...

Nov 22, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships...

MAPP Roadmap
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Opportunity

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide graphic design for the new...

Nov 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Training

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

I Stock 941531226 megaphone
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health
  • ID Featured

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

I Stock 1352902823
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Partnering for Pediatric Vaccinations

Florida Department of Health in Manatee County has been leading the way in...

Jun 17, 2022 | Amiris Roberson

Partnering for Pediatric Vaccinations

MAPP Evolution Exec Summary Report Cover V1
  • Press Release

NACCHO Announces Ten Health Department Grantees to...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with...

May 18, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

NACCHO Announces Ten Health Department Grantees to...

FR3 U00 RXEA Yg Zfz
  • Webinar
  • Community Health
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing...

May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

NACCHO ASTHO SDOH Project Logo png
  • Press Release

Public Health Groups Announce Grantees for National...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the...

Apr 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

Public Health Groups Announce Grantees for National...

2021 September EPA ORD Blog image
  • Tools & Resources
  • Hazards & Health Effects

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to...

Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

Alzheimers Disease
  • Press Release

NACCHO and the Alzheimer’s Association Collaborating to...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO),...

Sep 21, 2021 | Theresa Spinner

NACCHO and the Alzheimer’s Association Collaborating to...

Glass water i Stock 803155598
  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Water Quality

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

On August 12, 2021, NACCHO and AAAS’s EPI Center hosted a webinar on PFAS...

Aug 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

More NACCHO Blogs

Check out all the NACCHO blogs.

Preparedness Brief

The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

Stories from the Field

Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.

The Essential Elements of Local Public Health

The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Back to Top