Skip to Main Navigation Skip to Content

NACCHO Voice

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

2023 24 Virus Season
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • ID Featured
  • Immunization

Navigating the 2023-2024 Fall and Winter Virus Season

This resource post consolidates key CDC recommendations for this year's fall and winter virus season.

Nov 29, 2023 | Irene Halferty

LHD One Health Post USAAW 1
  • 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

  • Press Release

National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From Washington: NACCHO Talks Alarming Rise in Syphilis Cases and Local Health Departments Work to Improve Public Health Infrastructure

NACCHO Talks Alarming Rise in Syphilis Cases and Local Health Departments Work to Improve Public Health Infrastructure

Nov 17, 2023

6 Networked Partnerships 2022 10 07 133244 rmva
  • Funding Opportunity

Funding Announcement: Youth and Community Violence Prevention Team (VPAT)

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) with support from the Centers for Disease Control...

Nov 06, 2023 | Bailey McInnes

  • Press Release

National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From Washington: NACCHO Opposes Proposed Cuts to Public Health Fund and Local Health Departments Respond to the Overdose Crisis

NACCHO Opposes Proposed Cuts to Public Health Fund and Local Health Departments Respond to the Overdose Crisis

Oct 27, 2023

Wachusett MRC web
  • Community Engagement
  • Medical Reserve Corps

Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers Bridge Language Gaps

See how volunteers of the Medical Reserve Corps are bridging language gaps in their communities.

Oct 19, 2023 | Beth Hess

  • 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

SAIL class Knoxville TN
  • 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

NRC-RIM’s translated COVID-19 resources prove useful in light of new vaccines

Recent update from NRC-RIM.

Sep 15, 2023

Capitol Dome with Mic typeface display V3
  • Press Release
  • Medical Reserve Corps

National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From Washington: The Importance of Preparedness Both Nationally and Locally

On this week’s podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Adriane Casalotti, Chief of...

Sep 15, 2023 | NacchoVoice

Partner Articles

Scbclogo 0
  • 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...

Novavax ir logo

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...

CEH Day logo No Date
  • 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!

Central District 1
  • 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

SLVC Toolkit graphnic 008

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...

MAPP 2 0 Healthy People 2030 FINAL 072823 1
  • 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

Chw 5
  • 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

More NACCHO Blogs

Check out all the NACCHO blogs.

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.

Preparedness Brief

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

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.
Back to Top