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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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EH & COVID-19 Roundup: Assessing Impacts of Local Vector Control Programs, New EPA Webinar on SARS-CoV-2, and More

Resource Roundup as of June 23, 2021.

Jun 23, 2021 | Anu Varma

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  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

NACCHO 360: Put These COVID-Related Sharing Sessions and Workshops on Your Schedule

The 2021 NACCHO 360 Conference, scheduled for June 29–July 1, will offer several sharing sessions and educational...

Jun 11, 2021 | Shalesha Majors

Ci About Foggy City
  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change

Back by Popular Demand! Climate for Health Ambassadors Training Workshop at NACCHO 360

Pre-conference workshop, "Climate for Health Ambassadors Training” on Monday, June 28.

Jun 09, 2021 | Anu Varma

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  • Press Release

National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces More Than $360,000 in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards

Washington, DC, June 9, 2021 - The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the...

Jun 09, 2021 | Theresa Spinner

  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

NACCHO 360 Session Highlight: The Future of Local Health Department HIV, STI, Hepatitis & Harm Reduction Programs

The 2021 NACCHO 360 conference will offer loads of sharing sessions with topics ranging from climate change and...

May 28, 2021 | Shalesha Majors

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  • Press Release

The National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces Its 2021 Innovative Practice Award Winners

— Today, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000...

May 27, 2021 | Theresa Spinner

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  • Press Release

Washoe County Health District Awarded 2021 Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection

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

May 19, 2021 | Theresa Spinner

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Frequently Asked Questions: SSP M&E Software

This page includes in the content of Appendix A in the RFA "Building Capacity for Harm Reduction Monitoring &...

Apr 26, 2021 | Kat Kelley

Hepatitis
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Advancing Hepatitis Elimination & Equity in Harm Reduction Settings

Local health departments are taking a coordinated approach to address the syndemic of substance use and viral hepatitis...

Jan 04, 2021 | Kat Kelley

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  • Opportunity

Submit an Abstract for the 2021 NACCHO 360 Conference

From June 29–July 1, in Detroit and virtually, NACCHO will host the 2021 NACCHO 360 Conference.

Dec 21, 2020 | Sristy Acharya

Partner Articles

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

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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.

Preparedness Brief

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