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To promote vector control and protect human health, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) works with...
Aug 20, 2021 | Angana Roy, Danielle Chatelain
NACCHO has developed Increasing Vaccine Confidence: A Resource Guide for Local Health Departments. The goal of this guide is to...
Aug 17, 2021 | Amy Frandsen
On July 29, President Biden announced the Back to School Week of Action, from August 7-15. This week is a nationwide mobilization...
Aug 10, 2021 | Amy Frandsen, Hitomi Abe
At the end of the 2020-2021 Immunization Workgroup year, the members reflected and identified key lessons learned through the COVID-19...
Aug 09, 2021 | Amy Frandsen
To improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) emergency preparedness and response efforts at local health departments (LHDs),...
Jul 30, 2021 | Emily D'Angelo
A new NACCHO resource provides information on establishing baseline activities for local mosquito control as well as enhancing the...
Jul 29, 2021 | Anu Varma
NACCHO recognizes Stephanie R. Black, MD, MSc as its latest Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Champion. Dr. Black serves as the...
Jul 09, 2021 | Zachary Smith
Preliminary results from the 2020 National Vector Assessment now available!
Jun 22, 2021 | Danielle Chatelain
Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) serve as a cornerstone of the STD field by playing a critical role in reporting and...
Jun 11, 2021 | Shalesha Majors
To promote vector control and protect human health, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) works with local health departments to better understand and support their efforts in the field.
NACCHO has developed Increasing Vaccine Confidence: A Resource Guide for Local Health Departments. The goal of this guide is to present tools and resources that LHDs can utilize to address vaccine confidence at the local level among various communities and populations.
On July 29, President Biden announced the Back to School Week of Action, from August 7-15. This week is a nationwide mobilization effort to get young people the COVID-19 vaccine before going back to school in the fall.
At the end of the 2020-2021 Immunization Workgroup year, the members reflected and identified key lessons learned through the COVID-19 response. Those lessons learned are highlighted below. We hope these lessons will help inform and guide any future public health emergencies, particularly those requiring vaccinations.
To improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) emergency preparedness and response efforts at local health departments (LHDs), NACCHO and CDC provided technical assistance to Franklin County Public Health (FCPH), Ohio. Image credit: Frank Ramspott.
A new NACCHO resource provides information on establishing baseline activities for local mosquito control as well as enhancing the building blocks of a comprehensive program.
NACCHO recognizes Stephanie R. Black, MD, MSc as its latest Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Champion. Dr. Black serves as the Medical Director of the Communicable Disease Program at the Chicago Department of Public Health. IPC Champions like Dr. Black are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about infection prevention and control. They work at local health departments and advance infection...
Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) serve as a cornerstone of the STD field by playing a critical role in reporting and controlling the spread of STDs on the ground.
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Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
Mar 23, 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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