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

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

World AIDS Day 2023

World AIDS day is recognized on December 1st each year to support those living with and affected by HIV, and remember...

Dec 05, 2023

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  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Community Health
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

Local Health Department’s One Health Surveillance Approaches to Antimicrobial Resistance 

NACCHO spoke with two LHDs, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the New York City Department of Health...

Nov 20, 2023 | Jaclyn Abramson

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Global Health
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
  • Rural and Frontier Health

NACCHO Summer Exchange 2023: National Health Security Strategy

The Summer 2023 issue of NACCHO Exchange focuses on the National Health Security Strategy.

Sep 29, 2023 | Jessica Pryor

  • Press Release

Over 110 Organizations Call on Senate to Oppose Cuts to Prevention Fund

NACCHO joined more than 100 other organizations representing public health, healthcare, research, social services, and...

Sep 20, 2023

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  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Health
  • Climate Change
  • Success Story

Progressing on Climate Adaptation for Archuleta and La Plata Counties, Colorado

San Juan Basin Public Health's conclusions demonstrate the importance of holistic climate planning that takes seriously...

Sep 18, 2023 | Brian Devine, San Juan Basin Public Health

  • Press Release

NACCHO Awards $3.4 Million to Improve Access to Health and Social Services for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants - Grants Will Help Strengthen Partnerships Between Local Health Departments and Community-Based Organizations

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

Sep 14, 2023 | NacchoVoice

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest

Digest (September 13, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: September 13, 2023

Sep 13, 2023

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Vector Control

A Few Tools from NACCHO’s Toolbox in Vector Control and Surveillance

Useful information to help LHDs monitor outbreaks and provide effective vector control practices in their region.

Sep 12, 2023 | Shermeen Rais

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  • Policy

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Last week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee advanced the draft of their Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and...

Jul 27, 2023 | Lauren Mastroberardino

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest

Digest (July 19, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: July 19, 2023

Jul 21, 2023

Partner Articles

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  • Opportunity

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The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November...

Oct 16, 2023

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

Celebrate with us!

Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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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...

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  • 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

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  • 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

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