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Nation’s Local Health Departments Applaud CDC’s Clarification of COVID-19 Testing Guidance 09/18/2020
Tennessee's Mr. Joey Smith Elected to NACCHO's Board of Directors 09/03/2020
Local Health Departments Ask Administration to Pull Updated COVID-19 Testing Guidance 08/28/2020
More Than 9 in 10 Americans Are Endangered by the Underfunding of Local Public Health 08/27/2020
NACCHO Awards Funding to Enhance Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in High-Risk Facilities 08/19/2020
NACCHO Releases Comprehensive Survey of U.S. Local Health Department Funding, Programs, and Partnerships 08/7/2020
Report from the Field: COVID-19 Impact on Overdose Response Activities at Local Health Departments 08/02/2020
Statement from the National Association of County and City Health Officials on World Hepatitis Day 7/28/2020
Compromising Data Collection Will Further Complicate the U.S. Response to COVID-19 07/15/2020
Newly Announced Order for Hospitals to Bypass CDC and Send Coronavirus Patient Information Directly to Washington Database Likely to Worsen Pandemic Response Rather than Improve It 07/15/2020
NACCHO Announces 2020 Model Practice Award Winners 07/06/2020
Connecticut Local Public Health Leader Jennifer C. Kertanis Is now Board President of the National Association of County and City Health Officials 07/02/2020
Georgia Public Health Official Sandra Elizabeth Ford, MD, MBA Is President-Elect of the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Board of Directors 07/02/2020
North Carolina Local Public Health Leader Lisa Macon Harrison Elected Board Vice President of the National Association of County and City Health Officials 07/02/2020
Texas Local Public Health Leader George T. Roberts, Jr. Is the Immediate Past President of the National Association of County and City Health Officials 07/02/2020
NACCHO Data Lab Update Allows for Quick Assessment of COVID-19 Disparities 07/02/2020
Report From the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 Response on Local Health Department Immunization Programs 06/30/20
NACCHO New Analysis: Changes in Local Health Department Workforce and Finance Capacity Since 2008 06/28/2020
NACCHO Highlights Key Role of Local Health Departments for National HIV Testing Day 06/26/2020
NACCHO Report Highlights Ways to Meet the Needs of At-Risk Populations in a Disaster While Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic 06/16/2020
Compromising the Role of Public Health Officials Makes Our Nation Less Safe 06/15/2020
Podcast from Washington: Racially Driven Violence Against African Americans and NACCHO’s COVID-19 Dashboard Resource 06/11/2020
NACCHO Announces 2020 Climate and Health Adaptation Grants 06/09/2020
NACCHO Launches “Innovations in Congenital Syphilis Prevention” Project to Support Local Health Departments’ Work to End “Missed Opportunities” to Prevent Congenital Syphilis 06/04/2020
NACCHO Announces Aquatic Health and Safety Pilot Program Awardees 06/03/2020
Racially Driven Violence Against Black Americans Is a Public Health Issue 06/02/2020
Covid-19's Impact on Food Safety Programs 05/27/2020
Southern Nevada Health District Awarded 2020 Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection 05/18/2020
New Report Highlights Role of Local Health Departments in Addressing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance 05/18/2020
NACCHO Applauds the Introduction of Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act in the Senate 05/14/2020
NACCHO and CDC Announce the 2020 Vector Control Collaborative Cohort 05/13/2020
New Tool Will Help Public Health Officials Estimate the Need for COVID-19 Contact Tracing 05/07/2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on Local Vector Control Activities 05/05/2020
NACCHO Recommends at Least $7.6 Billion for Contact Tracing Workforce Surge 05/05/2020
NACCHO Urges Support for Frontline Public Health Workers 05/04/2020
NACCHO Past Presidents Call for Action to Support Public Health Response to Coronavirus 04/23/2020
The National Association of County and City Health Officials Applauds the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act 04/22/2020
NACCHO Launches New COVID-19 Data Lab 04/22/2020
National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast from Washington with CEO Lori Tremmel Freeman 04/21/2020
National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Position Statement on PublicHealth Capacity for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Surge 04/19/2020
Report from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Local HealthDepartment HIV, STI, and Hepatitis Programs 04/15/2020
Nation’s Public Health Leaders Urge President Trump to Use AllAvailable Authorities to Quickly Produce Testing Supplies and PersonalProtective Equipment 04/09/2020
Local Health Departments Standing Strong on the Frontlines of COVID-19 Response 04/09/2020
NACCHO's Statement on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 03/27/2020
Joint CARES Act Release 03/27/2020
Local Health Departments Recognized as TB Champions by CDC 03/24/2020
On the Frontlines of the Opioid Epidemic with Barbara Marsh 03/19/2020
03/04/2020
Local Health Departments Urge Adoption of Funding to StrengthenPublic Health Capacity to Respond to the COVID-19 Outbreak 03/01/2020
NACCHO and ASTHO to Host Joint Public Health Advocacy Day 02/25/2020
Local Health Departments Call on Administration, Congress to Provide Supplemental Funding to Address Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak 02/24/2020
The National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards New Overdose Response Project Funding 02/13/2020
NACCHO and FDA Announce the Ninth Year of the Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program 02/12/2020
NACCHO Statement on the President’s FY 2021 Budget 02/11/2020
NACCHO Announces Over $1 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards 02/11/2020
The National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces2020 Food Service Guidelines Action Institute 02/10/2020
NACCHO STATEMENT ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (2019-nCoV) 01/28/2020
NACCHO Highlights Local Community Needs to Address the Opioid Epidemic 01/14/2020
The National Association of County and City Health Officials AnnouncesAwards to Increase Disability Inclusion in Community Health Planning 01/03/2020
LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS: ADMINISTRATION’S E-CIGARETTE POLICY DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH TO END YOUTH VAPING EPIDEMIC 01/02/2020
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