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Sending a massive THANK YOU to everyone who works to protect and advance public health. Your efforts save lives. Happy Public Health Thank You Day! #PHTYD #PublicHealthHeroes

Applications extended to January 6! NACCHO’s Health Equity and Social Justice team is accepting applications for the 2025 Resilience Catalysts in Public Health Pilot Program. This initiative, supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), invites local health departments (LHDs) to participate in piloting tools designed to enhance community resilience and support health equity efforts. Funding of up to $15,000 is available for four LHDs to support participation in this pilot. Learn more: https://ow.ly/np7850Uvk3h

Good news! Early-bird registration for the 2025 Preparedness Summit has been extended to January 31! This year's schedule is coming soon and includes over 300 plenaries, workshops, learning sessions, poster sessions, town halls and more. Don’t miss this chance to reenergize while gaining the knowledge, resources, and relationships necessary to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies. Details and registration at https://ow.ly/Wp4O50UutE3

Proof Alliance has created mocktail recipes for the holidays as a fun and festive way to support substance-free pregnancies while joining in on the celebration. Spread awareness about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and the importance of healthy choices for expecting families. Visit proofalliance.org to learn more about FASD and the importance of alcohol-free pregnancies.

🎊 #PressRelease: NACCHO’s ‘Roots of Health Inequity’ Won A Webby Award NACCHO is proud to be a recipient of the 4th Annual Anthem Webby Award for its signature learning course series, Roots of Health Inequity. With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the course series employs a framework that encourages the learner to understand how narratives, structures of power, and policies shape the landscape of health outcomes throughout the United States and explores the fundamental causes of health inequities. “NACCHO is honored to receive this year’s Anthem Webby Award,” said Lori Tremmel Freeman, Chief Executive Officer at NACCHO. “The Roots course was groundbreaking when it was first released, and the recent updates ensure that it continues to be a meaningful and impactful training tool for public health professionals, partners, and communities working to address health inequities.” ➡️Read the full press release here: https://ow.ly/fVcq50UubFk ➡️Learn more about Roots of Health Inequity here: https://bit.ly/4gG63oc

NACCHO members, our RFA for the 2025 Wastewater Surveillance Mentorship Program will close on Friday, December 20, 2024, 11:59 PM ET. Please use this time to complete your application on our OpenWater portal. For questions, reach out to our team at wash@naccho.org. https://lnkd.in/e2GTYEPQ

NACCHO’s #vectorcontrol mentorship program is a great way for your local jurisdiction to learn from programs that have been through capacity building. Apply to become a mentee before spots run out. Deadline: January 8. https://lnkd.in/ew82Vzzp

NACCHO’s Health Equity and Social Justice team is accepting applications for the 2025 Resilience Catalysts in Public Health Pilot Program. This initiative, supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, invites local health departments (LHDs) to participate in piloting tools designed to enhance community resilience and support health equity efforts. Funding of up to $15,000 is available for four LHDs to support participation in this pilot. Applications are due by Tuesday, December 31. Learn more: https://ow.ly/mVMW50UoGrG

Don't sleep on this one. Early-bird rates end December 31 for the 2025 Preparedness Summit. Join the first and longest-running national preparedness conference to reenergize and gain the knowledge, resources, and relationships necessary to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies. Register today at https://lnkd.in/ekQwAHfU. #PrepSummit25

RFP: Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Consultant for the Local COVID-19 Health Equity: Telling the Story Project NACCHO’s Health Equity and Social Justice team is accepting proposals for a consultant to support the training and technical assistance (TTA) of local health departments (LHDs) for Local COVID-19 Health Equity: Telling the Story. This initiative, supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), invites consultants skilled in capacity-building and facilitation to support LHDs in sharing stories and successes from the COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant. NACCHO is offering up to $250,000 for a consultant to support this project. Applicants should review the RFP for additional details. Click here to access the RFP: https://lnkd.in/eFPbxeaj