Here, you will find all relevant news and resources regarding hot-button issues that NACCHO is advocating for.

Read past issues of News from Washington:

• National Public Health Week (4/5/24)
• FY2024 Funding Update (3/22/24)
• President Biden Highlights Some Health Priorities in State of the Union Address (3/8/24)
• NACCHO's Annual Capitol Hill Day: Local Public Health on the Hill (3/1/24)
• Podcast From Washington (2/23/24)
• CDC to Change Covid Isolation Guidelines (2/16/24)
• President's Corner (2/9/24)
• Urge Your Representatives to Oppose Cuts to the Prevention Fund (2/2/24)
• News From Washington: Podcast From Washington (1/26/24)
• Another Shutdown-Averting CR Passes (1/19/24)
• President's Corner (1/12/24)
• Food Insecurity in the United States Fell During the Pandemic (1/5/24)
• President's Corner (12/22/23)
• Podcast from Washington: Harassment of Public Health Officials (12/15/23)
• FDA’s Menthol Cigarette Ban is Delayed to Next Year (12/8/23)
• Measles Deaths Increase by 43 Percent as Vaccination Rates Decrease (12/1/23)
• Podcast from Washington: NACCHO Talks Alarming Rise in Syphilis Cases (11/17/23)
• GAO Releases Report on Public Health Preparedness (11/9/23)
• Urge Your Senators to Oppose Cuts to the Prevention Fund (10/27/23)
• NACCHO Raises Alarm on Bicillin L-A Shortage (10/20/23)
• More than 7 Million People have Received an Updated COVID-19 Booster (10/13/23)
• NACCHO Member Featured in Congressional Briefing on Flu (10/6/23)
• Government Shutdown Nears (9/29/23)
• NACCHO Joins 110 Organizations to Call on Senate to Oppose Cuts to Prevention Fund (9/22/23)
• FDA and CDC Approve Updated COVID-19 Vaccines (9/15/23)
• Congressional State of Affairs (9/8/23)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Updates (9/1/23)
• NACCHO Signs Amicus Brief to Support Michigan Local Health Official (8/25/23)
• Fall COVID-19 Vaccine for Uninsured Will Not Include Pharmacies at First (8/18/23)
• Podcast from Washington: Building Community Resilience (8/11/23)
• Congress enters August Recess (8/4/23)
• Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Labor-HHS Funding Bill (7/28/23)
• 2023 NACCHO360 Conference: Elevating Public Health Practice (7/21/23)
• Podcast from Washington: Empowering Resilient Communities (7/7/23)
• NACCHO Board Member Discusses Funding Challenges in Congressional Briefing (6/30/23)
• Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bills Update (6/22/23)
• President Biden Announces Mandy Cohen will Lead the CDC (6/16/23)
• Podcast from Washington: Debt Ceiling/One Health (6/9/23)
• Debt Ceiling Deal Reached, Expected to be Signed into Law (6/2/23)
• CDC Releases Data Showing HIV Infections Declining, Progress Uneven (5/26/23)
• Statement From NACCHO CEO Lori Tremmel Freeman on the End of the COVID-19 National Public Health Emergency (5/19/23)
• White House Declares End of the Public Health Emergency (5/12/23)
• Podcast from Washington (5/5/23)
• House Passes Debt Limit Legislation (4/28/23)
• HHS Announces Program to Maintain Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments for the Uninsured (4/21/23)
• CDC Reports Rising Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections (4/14/23)
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Product (3/31/23)
• House L-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Public Witness Day Hearing (3/24/23)
• U.S. Maternal Deaths Increased 40 Percent in 2021 (3/17/23)
• President Biden Releases FY2024 Budget Request (3/10/23)