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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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NACCHO, NCSD Announce DIS Scholarship Winners

For the fourth consecutive year, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO invited disease intervention...

Sep 10, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

2018 Crumbine Award: A Collaborative Food Safety Effort

By Andrew Linton, CPM, RS, Division Manager, Environmental Health Division, Maricopa County Environmental Services...

Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

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Culture of Health Prize Call for Applications

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is officially accepting applications for the 2019 RWJF Culture of Health...

Aug 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

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Environmental Health Matters Initiative Call for Nominations

EHMI is seeking nominations for full committee members. Each committee member will attend  about 3 in-person meetings...

Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

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2018 Nsedu Obot Witherspoon (NOW) Youth Leadership Award

Nominations are open for the Children’s Environmental Health Network’s 2018 NOW Youth Leadership Award. This award...

Jul 02, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

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  • Awards & Recognition
  • Food Safety & Inspection

Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, AZ wins 2018 Crumbine Award

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), representing nearly 3,000 local governmental...

Jun 01, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Awards & Recognition

Q&A with Oakland County Health Division, One of Last Year’s NHS Award Winners

Last year, Oakland County Health Division in Pontiac, Mich. won one of five National Health Security Awards. The...

May 23, 2018

  • Awards & Recognition
  • Leadership

NACCHO Award Programs Now Open

Applications for the Local Health Department of the Year, the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service, and...

Apr 03, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

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Applications Open for NACCHO Awards!

Applications for the Local Health Department of the Year, the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service, and...

Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Medical Countermeasures

Apply for the 2018 National Health Security Award!

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...

Mar 22, 2018

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Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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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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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
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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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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
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  • 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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