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After 50 Years, NACCHO Calls for an End to the War on Drugs and a Public Health Approach to Substance Use and Its Harms 06/17/2021
National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces More Than $360,000 in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards 06/09/2021
NACCHO and The Network for Public Health’s New Report Proposed Limits on Public Health Authority: Dangerous for Public Health, Highlights Proposed State Laws Detrimental to Public Health 05/28/2021
The National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces Its 2021 Innovative Practice Award Winners 05/27/2021
NACCHO Member Karen Shelton, MD, FACOG, Southwest Virginia Local Health District Director Testifies Before Congress on COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence 05/25/2021
Southern Nevada Health District Awarded 2021 Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection 05/19/2021
NACCHO Applauds Introduction of the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act 05/18/2021
NACCHO Applauds Biden Administration Plan to Bolster Public Health Workforce 05/13/2021
NACCHO Awards Funding to Local Health Departments to Support Efforts to Increase Rates of Vaccination Against COVID-19 05/10/2021
NACCHO Applauds FDA’s Move to Prohibit Menthol Flavor 04/29/2021
NACCHO Statement in Response to the George Floyd Murder Trial Verdict 04/21/2021
NACCHO and CDC Announce 2021 Climate and Health Adaptation Program Grantees 04/07/2021
NACCHO Applauds Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 03/10/2021
NACCHO Awards Funding to Support Comprehensive Community Approaches Addressing Childhood Trauma to Prevent Substance Misuse 03/09/2021
NACCHO President Jennifer Kertanis Testified Before Congress on Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce Issues 02/24/2021
NACCHO Leader Testifies Before Congress on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Hesitancy 02/19/2021
National Association of County and City Health Officials' Comments on House Energy and Commerce Committee Budget Reconciliation Bill 02/11/2021
Public Health Groups Invest in National Evaluation of Social Determinants of Health 02/11/2021
National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces More Than $1.2 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards 02/3/2021
New Toolkit Aims to Strengthen Sexually Transmitted Disease Services at Local Health Departments 01/29/2021
National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards New Overdose Response Project Funding 01/26/2021
NACCHO Statement on President-Elect Biden’s American Rescue & Vaccine Plans by CEO Lori Tremmel Freeman 01/19/2021
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