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World TB Day 2023: The Impact of Local Health Department TB Programs in Supporting Refugee and Newcomers Communities to the United States

World TB Day is recognized annually on March 24 to mark the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that...

Mar 24, 2023 | Andrea Chavez Calvi, Kimberly Nalley, Irene Halferty

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  • Health in All Policies
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Success Story

Local Health Departments Implement Health in All Policies Strategies in Innovative Work to Prevent Lead Poisoning

Franklin County Public Health, Kent County Health Department, and Minneapolis Health Department received funding and...

Mar 24, 2023 | Rachel Siegel

  • Press Release

National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards Harm Reduction Outreach and Education Funding to Public Health Projects in Six States

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

Mar 23, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Health & Disability

Research Participants Needed! Physical Activity Among Adults with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities with Concurrent Mobility Impairments Requiring the Use of a Wheelchair: The Perspectives of Family Caregivers and Clinicians

If you are or know of a family caregiver or a clinician of people with these disabilities who live in the United...

Mar 23, 2023 | Valerie Perkoski

  • Tools & Resources
  • Health & Disability

Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities: The Importance of Caring for the Nation’s Caregivers

Ways that local health departments (LHDs) may support caregivers to better serve those with developmental disabilities.

Mar 23, 2023 | Valerie Perkoski

Public Pools
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CDC Releases the 4th Edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code

Jurisdictions can voluntarily adopt all or parts of the MAHC, and aquatic sector leaders can use the MAHC as guidance...

Mar 23, 2023 | Rebecca Rainey

Disability Inclusive Work Cultures for Local Health Departments

An overview of disability inclusive workplaces and steps that local health departments can take to build a more...

Mar 22, 2023 | Haleigh Leslie

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Food Safety & Inspection

Lake County General Health District Relaunches Food Safety Ninja Website

The newly designed website provides important food safety information that can be used at home and for food services .

Mar 21, 2023 | Guest Author

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  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease
  • Tuberculosis

Recognizing World Tuberculosis Day with the Think. Test. Treat TB Health Education Campaign

World TB Day is a day to educate the public about the impact of TB around the world. The CDC has established a Think....

Mar 21, 2023 | Irene Halferty

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  • Press Release
  • Medical Reserve Corps

NACCHO Announces More Than $1.2 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards

Awards will build the operational readiness capabilities of MRC units to meet the emergency preparedness and response...

Mar 20, 2023

Partner Articles

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships...

NACCHO is pleased to launch the three revised assessments of Mobilizing for...

Nov 22, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships...

MAPP Roadmap
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Opportunity

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide graphic design for the new...

Nov 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Training

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health
  • ID Featured

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Partnering for Pediatric Vaccinations

Florida Department of Health in Manatee County has been leading the way in...

Jun 17, 2022 | Amiris Roberson

Partnering for Pediatric Vaccinations

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  • Press Release

NACCHO Announces Ten Health Department Grantees to...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with...

May 18, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

NACCHO Announces Ten Health Department Grantees to...

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  • Webinar
  • Community Health
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing...

May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

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  • Press Release

Public Health Groups Announce Grantees for National...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the...

Apr 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

Public Health Groups Announce Grantees for National...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Hazards & Health Effects

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to...

Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

Alzheimers Disease
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NACCHO and the Alzheimer’s Association Collaborating to...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO),...

Sep 21, 2021 | Theresa Spinner

NACCHO and the Alzheimer’s Association Collaborating to...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Water Quality

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

On August 12, 2021, NACCHO and AAAS’s EPI Center hosted a webinar on PFAS...

Aug 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

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

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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.
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