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Organization Spotlight - March 2006

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is comprised of and represents health officials from local governmental public health agencies, counties, cities, city/counties, districts, and townships. NACCHO began in the 1960s with the National Association of County Health Officials (NACHO), which was an independent affiliate of the National Association of Counties. In 1994, NACHO combined with the U.S. Conference of Local Health Officers, an affiliate of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, to become NACCHO and accommodate the growing public health system. In 2001, the organization expanded to include tribal public health agencies, serving tribal communities on reservation lands.

NACCHO collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in November 2003 to fund Advance Practice Centers (APC). An APC is a local public health agency that develops resources to assist other local public health agencies nationwide to prepare, respond, and recover from large-scale emergencies. APCs provide resources to prepare against bioterrorism or a national disease outbreak. The lessons and training given focus on local public health agency personnel. Currently, there are APCs in 7 of the 10 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regions.

NACCHO regularly emphasizes the MRC’s relationship to the public health community. The MRC was highlighted during the 2006 NACCHO Public Health Summit and in NACCHO annual conferences. In addition, the NACCHO program office is involved with the MRC working group to develop core competencies by providing expert consultation, facilitating meetings, and information gathering.

For additional information visit the NACCHO Web site.

Last Updated on 7/6/2006