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Organization Spotlight - June 2006

The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) formed in 1992 to provide a national forum for the issues of local boards of health. NALBOH provides local boards of health the means to protect and promote public health in their communities. NALBOH has been involved with promoting national public health policy and works with other public health organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Association of County & City Health Officials, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, American Public Health Association, Association of Schools of Public Health, Public Health Foundation, and the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General.

NALBOH provides various resources for its members, such as:

Sponsoring an annual national education and training conference for local board of health members
Maintaining a database of contact information for all local boards of health
Maintaining the NALBOH Web site
Developing information and educational programs for local board of health members

NALBOH has promoted the MRC as a resource to the public health community and encourages local boards of health to assist with establishing units in their communities. NALBOH also has invited the MRC to exhibit and present at their annual conference. Immediate past president of NALBOH, Ronald C. Burger, noted that “Not only is the MRC emergency preparedness and response, but it is surge capacity, which is very much needed at the local level and the department of health for any community. There is a lot an MRC member can do to help, because of their desire to make a difference. I feel that local boards of health should champion the MRC, and even help to start units within their community.”

For additional information, visit the NALBOH Web site.

Last Updated on 6/20/2006