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Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Host Site and Associate Applications Now Open

The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site and associate applications this month. The next PHAP class will...

Jan 03, 2018

  • Frontier State Wyoming Prepares for the Total Eclipse

    By Kimball Croft, public health response coordinator, Park County Public Health Emergency Response and Audrey Gray, public health...

    Oct 26, 2017

  • Member Spotlight: Cincinnati Health Department’s Denisha Porter Discusses Her...

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

    Sep 19, 2017 | NacchoVoice

  • NACCHO Annual: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

    By Terry Allan, MPH, Health Commissioner, Cuyahoga County (OH) Board of Health (Greater Cleveland) Terry Allan has nearly three...

    Mar 22, 2017 | NacchoVoice

    • Health Equity & Social Justice

    A Note to Our Members on Public Health Thank You Day

    Dear NACCHO members, In honor of Public Health Thank You Day, I’d like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to you and your health departments for all that you do to protect and promote the health and resiliency of your communities every day. The work of local public health is challenging; local health departments confront a […]

    Nov 19, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    2018 National Viral Hepatitis Progress Report

    The Centers Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an online 2018 National Viral Hepatitis Progress Report to share trends in viral hepatitis vaccination efforts, and disease incidence and mortality. This is the annual update to the 2017 inaugural report, Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in the United States. In the new report, CDC highlights the […]

    Nov 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    President's Corner

    2017–2018 NACCHO President Dr. Umair A. Shah Shares Highlights from His Term and Describes How LHDs Can Combat the “#InvisibilityCrisis”

    Interview by Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On June 30, Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Harris County Public Health (HCPH) in Houston, concluded his term as NACCHO President. Dr. Shah is a long-standing and enthusiastic member of NACCHO and has served on a variety of different NACCHO-related groups including the Health […]

    Aug 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Social Determinants of Health

    NACCHO Annual 2018: Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health

    By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO On July 10–12, over 1,200 local public health professionals convened in New Orleans for the 2018 NACCHO Annual Conference. Throughout the conference, attendees learned from leading experts in the field, gained new insights in dozens of sharing sessions, and addressed the challenges affecting the work of local health departments […]

    Jul 18, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Infectious Disease, Vector Control

    2018 Vector Control Summit: “Itching to Improve: Building Local Mosquito Control Capacity”

    In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to assess mosquito surveillance and control capacity among the nearly 2,000 local vector control programs nationwide. Through this work, we found that although mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, a large majority […]

    Apr 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Host Site and Associate Applications Now Open

    The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site and associate applications this month. The next PHAP class will start in October 2018. PHAP is a two-year, competitive, paid training program for early-career, public health professionals. Associates are employed by CDC and work in state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments; nongovernmental organizations;...

    Jan 03, 2018

    Frontier State Wyoming Prepares for the Total Eclipse

    By Kimball Croft, public health response coordinator, Park County Public Health Emergency Response and Audrey Gray, public health preparedness manager, Casper-Natrona County Health Department The Great American Eclipse passed through 12 states on August 21, 2017. The direct path of totality for Wyoming started on the western side of state and continued 366 miles to […]

    Oct 26, 2017

    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 local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Denisha Porter, MPH, Director of Health Promotion and Worksite Wellness and the Creating Healthy Communities Program at the Cincinnati Health Department. She is also a member...

    Sep 19, 2017 | NacchoVoice

    NACCHO Annual: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

    By Terry Allan, MPH, Health Commissioner, Cuyahoga County (OH) Board of Health (Greater Cleveland) Terry Allan has nearly three decades of experience in local public health. Allan served as NACCHO President in 2013–2014 and has attended 13 NACCHO Annual conferences. In the following post, he describes how the education, relationships, and perspective he gains at […]

    Mar 22, 2017 | NacchoVoice

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    A MAHC Network webinar featuring Ottawa County’s Beach Monitoring Program in Ohio.

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    Press Release, Partnerships

    NACCHO and Metopio Announce Partnership to Empower Local Health Departments with...

    The partnership will help local health departments access data insights to improve the health across the country.

    Apr 01, 2025

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    Emergency Response, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Partnerships, Training

    Announcing NACCHO’s 2024-2025 Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of...

    The VLC will cross-train health department professionals on integrating MCH considerations into emergency planning.

    Feb 11, 2025 | Elana Filipos, Xander Hazel-Groux

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    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Performance Improvement, Training

    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for two in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships 2.0 trainings.

    Feb 01, 2025 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Community Health, COVID-19, Immunization, Influenza

    Libraries: A Community Hub for Vaccine Education and Awareness - Van Buren/Cass...

    The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.

    Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes

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    Emergency Response, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opportunity, Training

    Now Recruiting for NACCHO's Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of MCH...

    New opportunity designed to cross-train maternal and child health and emergency preparedness and response professionals.

    Nov 14, 2024 | Elana Filipos

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    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Performance Improvement, Workforce Development

    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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