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

Self care
  • COVID-19
  • Healthy Living & Prevention

Mini Modules to Relieve Stress for Healthcare Workers Responding to COVID-19

ASPR TRACIE has developed mini modules to help those responding to COVID-19 recognize and reduce their stress levels...

Oct 08, 2020 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Funding Opportunity: Innovative Harm Reduction Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and...

Oct 07, 2020 | Julia Zigman

  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Call for Papers on COVID-19 and Public Health Practice

Public Health Reports, a peer-reviewed journal of public health research and practice, has issued a call for papers...

Oct 07, 2020 | Shalesha Majors

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  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Injury and Violence Prevention

CDC Health Advisory: Recent HIV Clusters and Outbreaks Across the United States Among People Who Inject Drugs and Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The CDC issued a health advisory on October 5th to alert public health departments and healthcare providers to the...

Oct 07, 2020 | Julia Zigman

NASEM
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization

NASEM Releases the Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a consensus study recommending a...

Oct 06, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • School Safety

CDC Releases Interim Guidance for Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools, Institutions of Higher Education

CDC has released interim contact tracing guidance for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to...

Oct 02, 2020 | Beth Hess

Webinar
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar

Webinar: COVID-19: Electronic Case Reporting Usage at the National, State, and Local Level

NACCHO invites local health department leadership and staff to participate in a webinar, COVID-19: Electronic Case...

Oct 02, 2020 | Beth Hess

  • COVID-19

COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Professionals Working in Environmental Health (September 30 edition)

NACCHO will be releasing a bi-weekly blog compiling a recent, updated collection of novel coronavirus disease...

Sep 29, 2020 | Anu Varma

  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations

On September 16, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) along with the Department of Defense (DOD) released...

Sep 24, 2020 | Amy Frandsen

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  • COVID-19
  • Webinar
  • School Safety

Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 on School Re-Opening

NACCHO invites local health department leadership and staff to participate in a webinar on “the Impact of COVID-19 on...

Sep 23, 2020 | Beth Hess

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  • COVID-19
  • Health in All Policies
  • Leadership
  • Workforce Development

Preparing Your Local Health Department for the Future

If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is the importance of preparedness....

Jan 15, 2021 | Guest Author

Preparing Your Local Health Department for the Future

  • Tools & Resources
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Promoting Healthy Weight Success Stories & New Online...

The CHOICES Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health launched...

Dec 26, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

Promoting Healthy Weight Success Stories & New Online...

Water Fountain
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

NACCHO and CFP are seeking 10-15 state, local, tribal, and territorial health...

Oct 13, 2020 | Anu Varma

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

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  • Press Release
  • Climate Change
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

NACCHO partners with Children’s Environmental Health Network for CEH Day 2020.

Sep 28, 2020 | Guest Author

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar
  • Communications & Public Relations

Public Health Communications Collaborative Webinar

The Public Health Communications Collaborative will hold its first live Q&A...

Sep 21, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

Public Health Communications Collaborative Webinar

2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize
  • Opportunity
  • Social Determinants of Health

Call for Applications: 2021 Robert Wood Johnson...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2021...

Jul 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Applications: 2021 Robert Wood Johnson...

Wildfire
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Hazards & Health Effects

Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

The American Lung Association has developed a new fact sheet in Spanish to...

Jul 15, 2020

Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Parks

Greener Parks for Health

National Recreation and Park Association releases new Greener Parks for Health...

Jul 13, 2020

Greener Parks for Health

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  • Tools & Resources

CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

CDC recently updated its flexibilities guidance for recipients and applicants...

Jul 09, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

SYNC 2020, the National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health, is...

Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

NCSD and NACCHO are pleased to offer several full scholarships for DIS to...

Jun 24, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

More NACCHO Blogs

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The Essential Elements of Local Public Health

The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

Preparedness Brief

The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

Stories from the Field

Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
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