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).

Naloxone blog
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Second Naloxone Nasal Spray Approved for Over-the-Counter Use

On July 28th, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a second naloxone nasal spray for over the counter...

Aug 10, 2023

Harold mendoza 6xaf Y AE1 LM unsplash
  • Policy

House Energy and Commerce Full Committee Markup on Health Bills 

On July 19, the House Energy and Commerce full committee met to markup 15 pieces of legislation recently passed by the...

Jul 27, 2023 | Lluvia Botello

Hhs sec

HHS Secretary Becerra Testifies on Biden Budget at Three Congressional Hearings

Over the past several weeks, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra testified in three...

Mar 31, 2023 | Katie Ghougasian, Lauren Mastroberardino

Fen 3
  • Community Health
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

House Subcommittees Hold Hearing in Texas on Public Health Crisis at the Southern Border

On Wednesday, February 15, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and...

Feb 17, 2023 | Lluvia Botello, Kerry Allen

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Prevalence of Substance Use among Congenital Syphilis Cases

On January 20th, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new analysis on substance use...

Feb 01, 2023 | Rebekah Horowitz

  • Press Release

National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards New Overdose Response Project Funding  

Public Health Projects in California, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,...

Jan 26, 2023 | NacchoVoice

I Stock 1202344480 1
  • Press Release

The National Association of County and City Health Officials Files Amicus Brief in Appeal of Local Opioid Crisis Case

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), along with the American Public Health...

Jan 23, 2023 | NacchoVoice

I Stock 1202344480 1
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

The National Association of County and City Health Officials Files Amicus Brief in Appeal of Local Opioid Crisis Case

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), along with the American Public Health...

Jan 23, 2023

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

Digest (September 7, 2022)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: September 7, 2022

Sep 07, 2022

Four Quadrants of Care
  • Access to Care
  • Community Health
  • Injury and Violence Prevention
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

The Power of Local Health Departments in Addressing the Overdose Crisis

In alignment with this strategy, NACCHO partners with CDC to support local health departments (LHDs) in conducting...

May 10, 2022 | Jordan Royster and Kellie Hall

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.

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.

Preparedness Brief

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

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.
Back to Top