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

  • Press Release

NACCHO Observes Falls Prevention Awareness Week and Honors Local Health Department Actions to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults - Statement by NACCHO Chief Executive Officer Lori Tremmel Freeman

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), representing the nation’s nearly 3,000 local...

Sep 18, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Community Health
  • Healthy Aging

NACCHO Observes Falls Prevention Awareness Week and Honors Local Health Department Actions to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults

NACCHO recognize this year’s Falls Prevention Awareness Week, which will begin on September 18 and continue through...

Sep 16, 2023 | Katherine Palm, Hannah Loynds, Bailey McInnes

NACCHO 360
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Childhood Obesity Prevention: “Starting Early Isn’t An Option, It’s Essential.”

September is Childhood Obesity Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness to prevent and reduce childhood obesity.

Sep 08, 2023 | Jada Parker

  • Press Release

Statement by NACCHO Chief Executive Officer Lori Tremmel Freeman on Local Health Department Initiatives to Prevent Suicide During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September 1, 2023, marks the start of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Throughout this month, National Association...

Sep 01, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Injury and Violence Prevention

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

NACCHO observes Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and honors local health department actions to prevent suicides.

Sep 01, 2023 | Hannah Loynds, Camille Adams, Katherine Palm

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Engagement
  • Community Resilience

National Preparedness Month 2023

Welcome to National Preparedness Month!

Sep 01, 2023 | Beth Hess

  • Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Programs

NRC-RIM's Guide to Staying Safe in the Summer: Water and Extreme Heat

Many newly arriving refugees and humanitarian parolees are about to experience their first summer in the United...

Aug 29, 2023

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  • Health & Disability

How Collaboration Between Centers for Independent Living and State and Local Health Departments Can Improve Health Outcomes for People with Disabilities

How collaborating with Centers for Independent Living can improve health outcomes for people with disabilities.

Aug 24, 2023 | Uyen Tran

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  • Immunization

Back on Track with National Immunization Awareness Month

By raising awareness of the importance of vaccinating people of all ages, against many serious and sometimes deadly...

Aug 22, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Injury and Violence Prevention

Older Adult Fall Prevention Guide

NACCHO is pleased to announce the publication of a new guide Developing the Capacity to Support Clinical Older Adult...

Aug 16, 2023 | Hannah Loynds

Partner Articles

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

Calhoun
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

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Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination...

NACCHO’s Immunization team has developed the School-Located Vaccination Clinic...

Aug 31, 2023 | Kayla Miller, PHAP

Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030

New Resource: A Guide to Aligning Healthy People 2030...

To help address the social determinants of health and advance health equity,...

Aug 14, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Resource: A Guide to Aligning Healthy People 2030...

PIMA County 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

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  • Community Engagement
  • Community Resilience
  • Immunization
  • Vaccine Hesitancy

Community health workers meet people where they are to...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk...

Aug 10, 2023 | Dominique Baradaran, MSM, Interim Chief of Community Health, Oklahoma City- County Health Department

Community health workers meet people where they are to...

Brownsville
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

Cook County
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 31, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

Cameron County 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 24, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

Du Page County 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 17, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 10, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Healthy Aging

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Trust for America’s Health and with funding...

Jun 20, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

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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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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.
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