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

  • Press Release
  • Tools & Resources
  • Vector Control

May 2018 Issue of CDC Vital Signs Focuses on Vector Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vital Signs monthly report covers important health...

May 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Food Safety & Inspection

Webinar Recording: Specialized Food Processes – Reduced Oxygen Packaging

Reduced Oxygen Packaging (ROP) such as vacuum packaging, cook-chill and sous vide processes are considered specialized...

Apr 27, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Hazards & Health Effects
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Lead Poisoning

Environmental Justice, Equity, and Community in Los Angeles County

By Cynthia Harding, MPH, Chief Deputy Director, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH); Angelo...

Apr 27, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Community Health
  • Healthy Living & Prevention

Prescribing Parks for Improved Health Outcomes: National ParkRx Day 2018

By Justin Cutler, Recreation Services Manager, City of Westminster, CO On National ParkRx Day this Sunday, April 29th,...

Apr 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Tools & Resources
  • Health Equity & Social Justice

EPA Environmental Justice FY2017 Progress Report

The Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) released the annual Environmental Justice Progress Report for FY2017. The...

Apr 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Tools & Resources
  • Physical Activity

New CDC Physical Activity & Health Branch Community Strategies Website

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Physical Activity and Health Branch created a new...

Apr 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Tools & Resources
  • Air Quality
  • Emergency Response

Assessment of Community Awareness and Practices Concerning Indoor Air Pollutants — Madison County, Alabama, June 2017

This article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly...

Apr 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Climate Change
  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Health & Disability
  • Health Equity & Social Justice

Does Ending Plastic Pollution Mean the End of Plastic Straws?

For the last 5,000 years, people around the world have been sipping their drinks out of straws. Only recently have...

Apr 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • All of Us
  • Health & Disability

National Minority Health Month: The Double Burden for Minorities with Disabilities

By Kirsten Donato, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In April, organizations and people across the United States are...

Apr 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Press Release
  • Epidemiology
  • Food Safety & Inspection

Ongoing Multistate Salmonellosis Outbreak Linked to Controversial Kratom Supplement

By Alexandra Fraser, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern A multistate outbreak of Salmonellosis has been linked to the...

Apr 17, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

Partner Articles

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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

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  • 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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