NACCHO Voice

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

  • Health & Disability

Disability Inclusion: Understanding Key Terms & Best Practice Guidelines for LHD Health Promotion Programs

This blog addresses key terms related to disability inclusion as well as physical, communicative, and programmatic...

Jun 01, 2023 | Valerie Perkoski

  • Press Release

NACCHO Grants More Than $44,000 to Support Wastewater Surveillance

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has selected four local health...

May 31, 2023 | NacchoVoice

Rural America
  • Tools & Resources
  • Rural Health

Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit

The Rural Health Information Hub has just developed a new toolkit for rural communities in handling Emergency...

May 26, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Medical Reserve Corps

Nurturing the Next Generation of Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers

See how three Medical Reserve Corps units are nurturing a new generation of volunteers by engaging high school students.

May 19, 2023 | Beth Hess

  • Press Release

Local Health Departments in Ohio, Colorado, Tennessee, and Massachusetts Granted $20,000 Each to Make Communities “Climate Ready”

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support from the Climate and Health Program...

May 10, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Press Release

Local Health Departments from Indiana, Illinois, and Texas Awarded More Than $39K to Build Capacity for Mosquito and Tick Control and Surveillance

NACCHO, the voice of the nation’s nearly 3,000 local health departments, announced the newest cohort of its Vector...

May 10, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health
  • Emergency Response
  • Leadership

NACCHO Releases Two Administrative Preparedness Resources

These new resources can be personalized in your health department, and offer guidance to public health officials to use...

May 01, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Opportunity

Request for Proposals: Health Equity Performance Measures and Capacity Building of Community‐Based Positions in Health Departments

NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for a consultant to develop resources designed to build the health...

May 01, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

  • 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

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  • Immunization

Reducing Vaccination Disparities this National Infant Immunization Week

National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is observed yearly the last week of April. This week serves as a great...

Apr 24, 2023 | Amy Frandsen

Partner Articles

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  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030
  • Success Story

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

Through the power of partnerships, the Catawba County Library System has found...

May 30, 2023 | Erica Derr, Collaborative Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

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How We Got Our Shot Together

Madison County Public Health Department in New York State held a health fair...

May 25, 2023 | Guest Author

How We Got Our Shot Together

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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...

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