Conferences

Every year, NACCHO hosts several events and conferences designed to help local health officials sharpen their skills and improve their community’s health.

NACCHO360 is the only conference that focuses on the challenges and opportunities for local health. The conference offers an opportunity for local health department staff, partners, funders, and individuals invested in local public health to share the latest research, ideas, strategies, and innovations.

The Preparedness Summit is the first and longest-running national conference on public health preparedness. Since its beginning in 2006, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has taken a leadership role in convening a wide array of partners to participate in the Summit; presenting new research findings, sharing tools and resources, and providing a variety of opportunities for attendees to learn how to implement model practices that enhance the country's capabilities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and other emergencies.
 

The Vector Control Summit convenes local health departments, mosquito abatement districts, public works departments, and mosquito control experts to provide technical assistance to local vector programs and partner organizations that are focused on Zika response efforts and/or serve populations affected by Zika; opportunities to exchange successes and challenges shared by local vector control organizations; and forums for education and networking.

In 2018, the summit supported 29 individuals from low-resource jurisdictions to attend this unique training and education opportunity. In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to assess mosquito surveillance and control capacity among the nearly 2,000 local vector control programs nationwide. Through this work, we found that although mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, a large majority (84%) of local vector control programs are in need of improvement in one of ten competency areas. To bridge this gap, NACCHO hosted the 2018 Vector Control Summit: “Itching to Improve: Building Local Mosquito Control Capacity” from March 13–15, 2018, in Orlando, Florida.
 

The Public Health Law Practitioners Convening, first held in August 2022, was the first practice-focused gathering of its kind. The goal of this convening is to expand the use of law and policy as tools to advance public health. It provides an opportunity for new and experienced practitioners to learn practical public health law and policy skills, and network with colleagues from state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments. 

Check out the top photos from our various events on NACCHO's Flickr account. You can also find more photos and takeaways by connecting with us on social media.

If you're interested in more information about our various events and conferences, contact [email protected].