NACCHO Voice

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

2023

Looking Back at 2023: A Year in Review for Environmental Health

Presenting our new infographic detailing our work and impact in 2023!

Jan 09, 2024 | Anu Varma

  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

Call for Abstracts: Retail Program Standards Symposium 2024

This is an event to support retail food regulatory programs to achieve conformance with the FDA Voluntary National...

Dec 15, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Funding Opportunity

Five Reasons to Apply for Retail Food Safety Mentorship!

This annual funding opportunity closes October 11.

Oct 02, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Epidemiology
  • Food Safety & Inspection

September is National Food Safety Education Month

Request for food safety mentorship applications, CDC and CIFOR resources, and more.

Sep 05, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Food Safety & Inspection

NACCHO Toolbox: Accessible Food Safety Tools at Your Fingertips

This resource can help local and state health departments navigate information on foodborne and waterborne diseases...

Sep 05, 2023 | Shermeen Rais

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

2023 NEHA Annual Educational Conference Reflections

As a NEHA partner, NACCHO staff presented at several sessions and elicited the participation of its members at this...

Aug 17, 2023 | Olivia Turay

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Webinar
  • Food Safety & Inspection

NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model grant portal is open!

This annual funding opportunity supports state, local, tribal, and territorial retail food regulatory programs to meet...

Aug 17, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

NACCHO at the National Environmental Health Association's Annual Educational Conference in New Orleans

Join these food safety opportunities with NACCHO in New Orleans.

Jul 25, 2023 | Anu Varma

  • Tobacco-Use Prevention

Tobacco Control Preemption and How Local Health Officials Can Address it

Discussion of how preemption affects tobacco control efforts of local health departments and what can be done to...

May 26, 2023 | Daniel Hamilton

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

Catching up with the 2022 FDA Retail Food Protection Seminar

Attendees can now access the recordings of all sessions and workshops, including opening and closing remarks, on the...

Apr 04, 2023 | Anu Varma

Partner Articles

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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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  • 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...

Feb 08, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

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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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