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

Seeking Applicants: Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Reviewer Recruitment is Open!

NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is currently seeking national reviewers for the Fall 2017 review of local...

Jun 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Water Quality

NACCHO and CDC Launch Pilot Project to Improve Oral Health through Local Water Fluoridation

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the collective annual cost of dental care in the...

Jun 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

Seeking Participants: NEHA Recreational Water Health Assessment

Annually, Americans average over 300 million visits to swimming pools, waterparks, and spas, visits that also account...

Jun 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

Funding Opportunity: Health Impact Assessment Grants

The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts,...

Jun 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care Facilities

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief,...

Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

Newly Released: Guide to Equitable, Community-Driven Climate Preparedness Planning

The Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) Innovation Fund recently released a climate adaptation guide with a...

Jun 05, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

Now Available: Featured Content from 2017 Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Virtual Conference

Recorded presentations and supplementary materials from the third annual Environmental Public Health Tracking Network...

Jun 05, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food Safety

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement...

May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

FEMA Seeks Feedback: National Incident Management System Resources

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking public comment on several newly released drafts of...

May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

Newly Released: Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center Toolkit Inventory

The Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs) conducted research to evaluate the structure,...

May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

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  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Performance Improvement
  • Workforce Development

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through...

Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

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  • Partnerships

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

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

Mar 08, 2024

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Aging
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

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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  • Funding Opportunity
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Partnerships

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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  • Opportunity

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

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Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

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

Oct 16, 2023

Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

Celebrate with us!

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

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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