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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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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Community Health
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Request for Applications (RFA): Improving the Health of Young Children: Expanding Vaccination Coverage through Partnerships with Early Care and Education Programs

NACCHO announces a funding opportunity for local health departments to improve the health of young children by...

Jan 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Announcing the MCAH Team's Re-designed Early Care and Education Webpage and Newly Tailored Resource Repository – Supporting Early Care and Education Programs with COVID-19 Mitigation and Vaccination

NACCHO's Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) team is thrilled to announce a redesigned MCAH – Early Care and...

Dec 07, 2023 | Belicia Badibanga, MPH

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  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

The 2nd Anniversary of the Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support: A Blueprint for Communities

This National Breastfeeding Month, NACCHO celebrates the 2nd Anniversary of the Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding...

Aug 24, 2023 | Ryanna Quazi, Talei Moore

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  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Strengthening Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration at Local Health Departments to Address Future Threats to Maternal-Child Health Populations

Local health departments (LHDs) are critical in responding to public health emergencies. These institutions formed the...

Aug 22, 2023 | Ryanna Quazi, Harpur Schwartz, Elana Filipos

  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Request for Applications: Technical Assistance to Support Child Care Programs with COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies

With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Association of County and City...

Jun 30, 2023 | Ryanna Quazi

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  • Breastfeeding
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Let's Talk about Chest/Breastfeeding for HIV Positive People this National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 10th is the national observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an annual campaign that...

Mar 07, 2023 | Talei Moore, Grace Murtha

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

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HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: February 1, 2023

Feb 01, 2023

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

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HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: January 18, 2023

Jan 18, 2023

MCAH Prep
  • COVID-19
  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of MCH Populations in Preparedness Exercises and Responses

Through a Virtual Learning Collaborative, local health departments identified strategies to strengthen their capacity...

Aug 22, 2022 | Gideon Amaniel

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Building Community Resilience Through Maternal Child Health and Emergency Preparedness and Response Collaboration

NACCHO, with support from CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health, launched a project to increase collaboration between...

Jul 07, 2022 | Elana Filipos

Partner Articles

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  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Performance Improvement
  • Workforce Development

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through...

Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

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  • Partnerships

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group...

Mar 08, 2024

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Aging
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, is thrilled to launch...

Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into...

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Partnerships

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

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  • Opportunity

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

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

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  • 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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