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

  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Request for Applications: Overdose Prevention and Response Mentorship Program

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity to...

Nov 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Community Prevention Navigator

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is now accepting applications for the Substance Abuse and...

Nov 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Opioid Settlement Funds Must Go Where They’re Needed Most—Treatment and Prevention

As thousands of cities and counties hard-hit by the opioid crisis move closer to settlements with opioid manufacturers...

Oct 24, 2019 | Guest Author

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

MMWR: Trends in Hepatitis C Infection by Opioid Use Disorder Status Among Pregnant Women at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, 2000–2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...

Oct 07, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Harm Reduction Coalition Launches “Know Overdose” Campaign in San Francisco

Harm Reduction Coalition has released a report to highlight the Know Overdose campaign that will be coming to the...

Sep 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Epidemiology
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

RFP: Maternal and Infant Network to Understand Outcomes Associated with Treatment for Opioid Use During Pregnancy

The Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) has announced a request for proposals (RFP) in collaboration with the...

Sep 26, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

NACCHO Announces Request for Applications: Implementing Overdose Prevention Strategies at the Local Level

NACCHO announces a funding opportunity to local health departments through a Request for Application (RFA) process.

Sep 24, 2019 | Andrea Grenadier

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Issue Brief: Expanding SSPs Can Help Curb Surge in Hepatitis C and HIV Cases

The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law‘s new issue brief, Community Experience Offers Lessons...

Sep 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Book Club
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

NACCHO Book Club: Dreamland—The True Tale of America’s Opioid Epidemic

Each month, NACCHO will bring you a new public health book, read and reviewed by NACCHO staff. We hope to provide a...

Sep 03, 2019 | Emily Yox

  • Tools & Resources
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

New NACCHO Website Tool: The Opioid Epidemic Toolkit for Local Health Departments

NACCHO is featuring a new tool on its website, the Opioid Epidemic Toolkit for Local Health Departments, at...

Mar 21, 2019 | Andrea Grenadier

Partner Articles

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

Applications for the program are now open from September 9 through November 15,...

Aug 03, 2021 | Guest Author

NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

  • COVID-19

Investing in Evidence to Inform How to Rebuild the U.S....

Associate Professor, Erika Martin and Betty Bekemeier (University of Washington...

Apr 07, 2021 | Guest Author

Investing in Evidence to Inform How to Rebuild the U.S....

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Accreditation & Quality Improvement
  • Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement

Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

NACCHO is pleased to announced the release of three Request for Proposals to...

Feb 17, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

Ci Climate Change
  • Climate Change
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Policy

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

NACCHO joins leading public health organizations in signing a declaration...

Jan 27, 2021 | Anu Varma

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

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  • COVID-19
  • Health in All Policies
  • Leadership
  • Workforce Development

Preparing Your Local Health Department for the Future

If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is the importance of preparedness....

Jan 15, 2021 | Guest Author

Preparing Your Local Health Department for the Future

  • Tools & Resources
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Promoting Healthy Weight Success Stories & New Online...

The CHOICES Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health launched...

Dec 26, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

Promoting Healthy Weight Success Stories & New Online...

Water Fountain
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

NACCHO and CFP are seeking 10-15 state, local, tribal, and territorial health...

Oct 13, 2020 | Anu Varma

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

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  • Press Release
  • Climate Change
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

NACCHO partners with Children’s Environmental Health Network for CEH Day 2020.

Sep 28, 2020 | Guest Author

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

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  • COVID-19
  • Webinar
  • Communications & Public Relations

Public Health Communications Collaborative Webinar

The Public Health Communications Collaborative will hold its first live Q&A...

Sep 21, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

Public Health Communications Collaborative Webinar

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