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LHDs lead a coordinated response to the syndemic of hepatitis, HIV and other STIs, and substance use at the local level, but limited...
Dec 29, 2020 | Kat Kelley
National Rural Health Day offers an opportunity to celebrate the power of rural by highlighting the unique health care challenges...
Nov 17, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
This year, September 26 marks the 17th anniversary of Mesothelioma Awareness Day (MAD), and sparks an opportunity for advocacy,...
Sep 23, 2020
Tennessee Local Health Department Official Mr. Joey Smith Elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of County and...
Sep 03, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
The CDC recently released Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2018, its annual report analyzing viral hepatitis trends in...
Aug 04, 2020 | Kat Kelley
August is National Breastfeeding Month and this week is World Breastfeeding Week! This year's theme highlights the links between...
Aug 03, 2020 | Harumi Reis-Reilly
WHO released new guidelines for preventing mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B, warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is...
Jul 29, 2020 | Julia Zigman
Submit papers for a special issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, focusing on the...
Jul 22, 2020
This year, NACCHO piloted a technical assistance program focused on Environmental Public Health Tracking.
Jul 10, 2020 | Tiara Smith
LHDs lead a coordinated response to the syndemic of hepatitis, HIV and other STIs, and substance use at the local level, but limited funding, staffing challenges, and the COVID-19 pandemic impact LHDs’ ability to prevent and ultimately eliminate viral hepatitis.
National Rural Health Day offers an opportunity to celebrate the power of rural by highlighting the unique health care challenges facing rural America and the many efforts underway to address those disparities. Better data is an important first step toward evidence-based interventions that consider the multiple dimensions of health, and this blog post explores how NIH's All of Us Research Program...
This year, September 26 marks the 17th anniversary of Mesothelioma Awareness Day (MAD), and sparks an opportunity for advocacy, prevention, and education for this cancer.
Tennessee Local Health Department Official Mr. Joey Smith Elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of County and City Health Officials
The CDC recently released Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2018, its annual report analyzing viral hepatitis trends in the U.S. The report highlights dramatic increases in HAV, associated with widespread person-to-person outbreaks across the country, and HCV, primarily attributable to injection drug use.
August is National Breastfeeding Month and this week is World Breastfeeding Week! This year's theme highlights the links between breastfeeding and planetary health.
WHO released new guidelines for preventing mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B, warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening gains made in eliminating Hepatitis B and C, which cause liver damage and liver cancer.
Submit papers for a special issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, focusing on the socio-ecological factors associated with physical activity and physical activity promotion in rural communities
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Andrea Grenadier will share examples of LHD-related success stories and highlight tools and resources you can use to support your communications work.
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A Call to build connection across the LHO community, ensure timely updates, and allow for discussion with federal partners on a regular basis.
A Model Aquatic Health Code Network webinar featuring Columbus Public Health.
Gain a deeper understanding of the core concepts of health equity and how to incorporate equity into everyday practices.
PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
Mar 08, 2024
NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...
Oct 16, 2023
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