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

Alameda County Drug Take-Back Program Upheld

In 2012, Alameda County, CA, enacted a local ordinance requiring the pharmaceutical industry to provide funding to...

May 28, 2015 | Andy Roszak

Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness Summit

Incidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for...

Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak

Public Health Amateur Radio Club Established

  As incidents over the past several years have demonstrated, developing a robust and reliable system for...

Dec 04, 2014 | Andy Roszak

NACCHO Staff Support D.C. Department of Health and the Concert for Valor

On Veterans day, Tuesday, November 11, 2014, NACCHO staff members volunteered with the D.C. Department of Health to...

Nov 14, 2014 | Andy Roszak

Changelab Solutions Announces Healthy Food Retail Strategies Webinar Series

This fall Changelab Solutions will be offering a webinar series on strategies for creating healthier stores in your...

Sep 29, 2014 | Andy Roszak

El Paso Legal Training

Thank you again for joining us for Chaos in the Streets, Order in the Courts – a workshop focusing on public...

Sep 03, 2014 | Andy Roszak

Chikungunya: What Local Health Departments Need to Know

Over the last several months, NACCHO has been assessing the potential implications of chikungunya (pronounced...

Aug 08, 2014 | Andy Roszak

NACCHO and CDC Release New Radiation Legal Preparedness Report

On July 10, CDC’s Public Health Law Program published Public Health Preparedness: Examination of Legal Language...

Jul 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak

National Library of Medicine Announces Funding Opportunity

FUNDING INFORMATION SESSION – May 8 at 1:30 pm ET: Disaster Health Info Outreach & Collaboration Project 2014...

Apr 29, 2014 | Andy Roszak

Radiation Response: Funding Opportunity from the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors

The following information is from the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors’ (CRCPD) Website: The...

Apr 17, 2014 | Andy Roszak

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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

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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...

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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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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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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...

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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
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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...

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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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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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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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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...

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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.

Preparedness Brief

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

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.
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