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

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Digest (November 22, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: November 22, 2023

Nov 24, 2023

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Digest (November 8th, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: November 8th, 2023

Nov 08, 2023

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

DIS Recognition Day: A Few Words from Kaitlin Cafferky

To celebrate the work that DIS do around the country, NACCHO would like to highlight several DIS and their...

Oct 05, 2023

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

Digest (August 2, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: August 2, 2023

Aug 02, 2023

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  • Workforce Development
  • AmeriCorps

NACCHO Hosts 46 Public Health AmeriCorps Scholarship Recipients to NACCHO360 in Denver

NACCHO welcomes 46 Public Health AmeriCorps members on scholarship to annual conference this year in Denver, Colorado.

Jul 28, 2023 | Kathleen Semansky

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

This Week in HIV: PrEP Saves, Stigma Kills

July 16 marked the 11th anniversary of the FDA’s approval of PrEP for HIV prevention, a biomedical intervention that’s...

Jul 26, 2023

NA360 2023
  • Model Practices
  • NACCHO 360

2023 NACCHO360 Recap

More than 2,500 local public health professionals and other stakeholders recently attended the 2023 NACCHO360...

Jul 24, 2023 | Collin Boylin

  • Health & Disability

Local Health Department Action Steps for Disability Inclusion

Building a disability inclusive public health workforce includes intentional work to build the knowledge, skills, and...

Jun 01, 2023 | Haleigh Leslie

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Training

Recap: 2023 Preparedness Summit

See highlights from the 2023 Preparedness Summit

May 03, 2023 | Beth Hess

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

Digest (April 26, 2023)

HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: April 26, 2023

Apr 26, 2023

Partner Articles

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The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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Oct 16, 2023

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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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...

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

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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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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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