NACCHO Member Benefits

NACCHO Membership Matters. 

From engaging with your peers at conferences to exchanging ideas on what’s working at your health department, joining NACCHO is an essential investment in your advancement as a public health leader. Most active NACCHO memberships are held by local health departments (or related public health partner organizations) and covers membership for the head of agency and any staff at the local health department. All individuals must have MyNACCHO accounts in order to access benefits.

Unsure if you're an active NACCHO member? Please call 877-533-1320 or email [email protected].

Active Membership Includes:

• Access to up-to-date local public health federal legislative/executive news (News from Washington e-newsletter), advocacy resources, and opportunities to take action.
• Access to other NACCHO members and participation in our Virtual Communities.
• Complimentary access to NACCHO Exchange, a quarterly magazine highlighting effective local public health practices.
• Complimentary access to Public Health Dispatch, a monthly newsletter offering tools and resources directly relevant to public health practice.
• Complimentary access to NACCHO publications, e-newsletter subscriptions such as Membership Weekly and NACCHO Connect, and blogs in NACCHO Voice
• Access to timely and relevant public health information through our programmatic webinars.
• Reduced registration fees and scholarships to attend NACCHO conferences, such as the Preparedness Summit and NACCHO360 Conference.
• Participation in one of our Subject Matter Expert (SME) Advisory Workgroups.
• Recognition through NACCHO’s annual awards program, including Model Practices.
• ***Voting for and serving on NACCHO’s Board of Directors. (Local Health Officers only)
• Opportunities to receive grants from NACCHO to assist in emergency preparedness, food safety and other programmatic work at the local level.
• Access to vital public health research, resources, tools, and more.
• Access to NACCHO University, fellowship, and mentorship opportunities within NACCHO training programs.
• Discounts and access to NACCHO Career Network job postings and services.
• Discount on subscriptions to the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
• Local Health Department members have access to grants to finance participation in Behavioral Health 360, a new fee based mental health program which utilizes an innovative web-based platform localized to your community.
• Local Health Department members get discounted access and exclusive benefits to Metopio’s Public Health Analytics Tools, powerful, easy/ready-to-use tools designed to streamline Community Health Assessments (CHAs), Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs), and other public health initiatives.

*** Voting and holding office is only available to the head of agency (LHO, PH Director, PH Administrator)

By staying current on your annual NACCHO membership, we provide you access to technical assistance, educational resources, opportunities to grow with colleagues, and a conducive environment for making NACCHO your professional home.

Grow Your Network
Opportunity to work closely with other passionate and talented local public health officials from across the country on issues of importance to NACCHO as an organization and local public health, especially those representing rural and frontier jurisdictions as well as federally recognized tribal sovereign nations.

Build Your Skill Set
Hone the skills you currently possess and learn new skills through the myriad of offerings listed in your member benefits.

Increase Your Knowledge of Issues of the Day
Connecting with our Government Affairs can help you learn to strategize around pressing legislative, regulatory, and public health practice priorities of importance to local health departments.

Be An Influence on National Policy
Meet with your Congressional representatives, federal agency officials, connect with other national advisory bodies in your work with NACCHO and/or NACCHO workgroups.

Influence the Strategic Direction of Your Professional Home
Your continuous membership will have a long-term positive impact on local health department strategy and public health practice.