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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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  • 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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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

EHE Superstars: Building Women’s Life and Leadership Capacity through Housing in Detroit

To recommend a program to be featured, reach out at [email protected].

Nov 09, 2023 | Anthony Green

  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Request for Applications: Using Effective Media Campaigns to Raise Awareness about Syphilis

NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity to LHDs to support the creation of media and awareness building...

Nov 06, 2023

  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Request for Applications: Convening of Indian Country Congenital Syphilis Taskforce

Applications must be submitted by Friday, November 17th at 11:59 PM PT.

Nov 01, 2023

  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Request for Proposals: Learning Collaboratives to Enhance Local Health Capacity to Serve Afghan Refugee, Immigrant, Migrant Communities

Applications must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, December 1st, 2023

Oct 30, 2023

  • Funding Opportunity
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

RFA: Coordination of Indian Country Regional Syphilis Partnerships Summits

Applications must be submitted by Friday, November 10th at 11:59 PM PT and selections will occur by Friday, November...

Oct 30, 2023

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  • Health in All Policies
  • Opportunity
  • Policy

Call for Abstracts: 2024 Public Health Law Practitioners Convening!

The abstract submissions for the 2024 Public Health Law Practitioners Convening are now open! Please apply by November...

Oct 23, 2023

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Health & Disability

Funding Opportunity: Strengthening Disability Inclusion Efforts within Local Health Departments

Applications for funding for this demonstration site project are being accepted through November 17th, 2023, by 11:59PM...

Oct 05, 2023 | Uyen Tran

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  • 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

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Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination Clinics Resource Toolkit

NACCHO’s Immunization team has developed the School-Located Vaccination Clinic (SLVC) toolkit. This toolkit includes a...

Aug 31, 2023 | Kayla Miller, PHAP

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

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

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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

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

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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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