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Public health and health policy experts agree it is imperative to identify and address health disparities and health care inequities...
Jul 28, 2020 | Kimberly Aguillard
Recent study examines how incarceration and police discrimination are associated with pressing health crises among Black sexual...
Jul 22, 2020 | Julia Zigman
This year, 36 local health department programs have been recognized as a Promising Practice, which demonstrate exciting approaches and...
Jul 16, 2020 | Andrea Grenadier
Washington, DC, July 2, 2020—The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has elected Sandra Elizabeth Ford,...
Jul 02, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
Today, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health...
CDC recently began reporting data on carbapenemase genes detected through nationwide testing in CDC’s AR Lab Network.
Jun 24, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks takes readers through the life and later influences of African American woman and cervical cancer...
Jun 14, 2020 | Kamya Raja
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment has authorized its Minority AIDS Initiative grantees to temporarily use grant funds to...
Jun 10, 2020 | Julia Zigman
This blog highlights COVID-19 guidance/news, tools and resources, and training opportunities that NACCHO compiled during the week of...
May 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Public health and health policy experts agree it is imperative to identify and address health disparities and health care inequities that historically disadvantaged groups have experienced. However, these efforts often fail to reach and engage marginalized groups and sub-populations with disabilities.
Recent study examines how incarceration and police discrimination are associated with pressing health crises among Black sexual minority men like depression, anxiety, and HIV.
This year, 36 local health department programs have been recognized as a Promising Practice, which demonstrate exciting approaches and strategies to local public health issues that are on track to becoming Model Practices.
Washington, DC, July 2, 2020—The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has elected Sandra Elizabeth Ford, MD, MBA, District Health Director and Chief Executive Officer of the DeKalb County Board of Health to its 2020-2021 Board of Directors as its new President-Elect.
Today, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments, released an update to its COVID-19 Data Lab that will allow users to see at a glance if there is a significant difference in case and death trends due to race in their state to help inform their pandemic response at the local level.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks takes readers through the life and later influences of African American woman and cervical cancer patient, Henrietta Lacks.
SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment has authorized its Minority AIDS Initiative grantees to temporarily use grant funds to purchase HIV and hepatitis C self-test kits.
This blog highlights COVID-19 guidance/news, tools and resources, and training opportunities that NACCHO compiled during the week of May 11-15, 2020.
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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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