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

2017 Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service Award Recipient Dr. Marty Wasserman Shares His Experience as Past NACCHO President and How He’s Navigated the Political Landscape in Public Health

Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO is pleased to recognize Dr. Marty Wasserman, MD,...

Nov 18, 2017 | nacchovoice

NACCHO Releases 2017 Forces of Change Report: The Changing Public Health Landscape

NACCHO’s Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release of the 2017 Forces of Change report, The...

Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Understanding the Changing Public Health Landscape: Findings from the 2017 Forces of Change Survey

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released its 2017 Forces of Change report,...

Nov 01, 2017 | nacchovoice

Member Spotlight: Cincinnati Health Department’s Denisha Porter Discusses Her Agency’s Path to Accreditation and Highlights Her Community Health Promotion Successes

Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with...

Sep 19, 2017 | nacchovoice

Utah County Health Department: Increasing Tobacco Cessation by Integrating CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers™ Campaign into an External Health Center with a Predominantly Low-Income and Spanish Speaking Population

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tips from Former Smokers™ Campaign (Tips™) encourages tobacco...

Jul 20, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

City of Sioux Falls Health Department: Increasing Tobacco Cessation by Integrating CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers™ Campaign into an In-House Federally Qualified Health Center

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC’s) Tips from Former Smokers™ Campaign encourages tobacco users to...

Jul 20, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

Public Health Solutions: Increasing Tobacco Cessation by Integrating CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers™ Campaign into a Dental Clinic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC’s) Tips from Former Smokers™ Campaign encourages tobacco users to...

Jul 20, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez

NACCHO Annual 2017: Bridging Clinical Medicine and Population Health

By Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 11–13, more than 1,200 local health department (LHD) leaders...

Jul 18, 2017 | nacchovoice

Connecting Community Data for Population Health: Supporting Use of EHR Data for Community Health Assessments

By Bree Allen, MPH, SHINE Fellow, Office of Health IT, Minnesota Department of Health; Karen Soderberg, MS, Research...

Jun 22, 2017 | nacchovoice

Impact of the FY18 President’s Budget on Selected Public Health Programs

With the President’s FY 2018 budget proposal looming as a serious threat to public health, the Trust for...

Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing...

May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

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Public Health Groups Announce Grantees for National...

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Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to...

Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

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NACCHO and the Alzheimer’s Association Collaborating to...

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Sep 21, 2021 | Theresa Spinner

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On August 12, 2021, NACCHO and AAAS’s EPI Center hosted a webinar on PFAS...

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

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Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

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

Feb 17, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

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