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Record Number of Professionals Set to Attend the 2023 Preparedness Summit NACCHO General

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments, will hold the 2023 Preparedness Summit from April 24-27, 2023...

Apr 21, 2023
NACCHO Awards $900,000 to Address Healthcare-Associated Infections and... NACCHO General

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and...

Apr 17, 2023
National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Podcast From... NACCHO General

In this week’s podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Government Affairs team members Kerry Allen and Lauren Mastroberardino provided highlights from this year’s Local...

Apr 14, 2023
New CDC Report: More Than 2.5 Million U.S. Cases of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and... NACCHO General

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is concerned by the increasing rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) reflected in the Centers for Disease Control and...

Apr 11, 2023
NACCHO CEO Freeman Reflects on Top Issues Facing Local Public Health in New... NACCHO General

In a new blog commemorating National Public Health Week 2023, the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Chief Executive Officer Lori Tremmel Freeman highlights the top issues...

Apr 07, 2023
NACCHO Awards $1.75 Million to Local Health Departments to Address Inequities... NACCHO General

Local Health Departments in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington Awarded Up to $150,000 in Funding

Apr 04, 2023
National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards Harm Reduction... NACCHO General

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), representing the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments, has awarded almost $360,000 in funding to six sites as part of...

Mar 23, 2023
NACCHO Announces More Than $1.2 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational... Preparedness

Awards will build the operational readiness capabilities of MRC units to meet the emergency preparedness and response needs of local, regional, and statewide stakeholders.

Mar 20, 2023
NACCHO Recognizes Eight Local Health Departments for Emergency Preparedness... Preparedness

Eight agencies recognized by NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies.

Mar 16, 2023
NACCHO Podcast from Washington: A Discussion of the Omnibus Spending Bill of... Advocacy

Podcast with guest Ron Sprong of Greene County Health Department in Carrollton, Illinois.

Feb 15, 2023
National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards New Overdose... NACCHO General

Public Health Projects in California, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Vermont Receive Funding Ranging From $50,000 to $100,000.

Jan 26, 2023
The National Association of County and City Health Officials Files Amicus... NACCHO General

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), along with the American Public Health Association (APHA), filed an amicus brief on January 4, 2023 with the U.S. Court of...

Jan 23, 2023
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