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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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  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Apply to Join NACCHO’s Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of MCH Populations in Emergency Preparedness and Response

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Reproductive Health, is...

Oct 30, 2023 | Harpur Schwartz, Elana Filipos

  • Funding Opportunity

Enhancing Local Health Capacity to Serve Afghan Refugee, Immigrant, Migrant Communities Consultant

In partnership with the University of Minnesota National Resource Center for Refugee, Immigrants, and Migrants...

Oct 30, 2023

  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Request for Proposals: Learning Collaboratives to Enhance Local Health Capacity to Serve Afghan Refugee, Immigrant, Migrant Communities

Applications must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, December 1st, 2023

Oct 30, 2023

  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

RFA: Coordination of Indian Country Regional Syphilis Partnerships Summits

Applications must be submitted by Friday, November 10th at 11:59 PM PT and selections will occur by Friday, November...

Oct 30, 2023

  • Press Release

National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From Washington: NACCHO Opposes Proposed Cuts to Public Health Fund and Local Health Departments Respond to the Overdose Crisis

NACCHO Opposes Proposed Cuts to Public Health Fund and Local Health Departments Respond to the Overdose Crisis

Oct 27, 2023

A Reflection on the Tragedy in Maine

Following the tragedies that occurred in Maine this week, we must once again renew our energy to fight this...

Oct 27, 2023

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Injury and Violence Prevention
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Request for Proposals: Strengthening ACEs and Substance Use Prevention Programming with HOPE (SASPP) Project

A funding opportunity to help local health departments and their communities support high-risk families that are...

Oct 27, 2023 | Camille Adams

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Pharmacist Scope of Practice Related to Preventing and Treating STIs Report

New strategies are needed to increase and improve quality sexual health services within the United States.

Oct 26, 2023

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest

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HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: October 25, 2023

Oct 25, 2023

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Join Our Webinar: "Breaking the Silence — Putting Mental Health at the Forefront of Public Health"

NACCHO is hosting an important webinar dedicated to addressing the ongoing mental health crisis in our communities.

Oct 25, 2023

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

More NACCHO Blogs

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Preparedness Brief

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

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.

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.
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