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You Need to Know

»	Be a Part of the Voluntary National Accreditation Beta Test The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is accepting applications for its national accreditation program Beta Test through August 14, 2009. NACCHO encourages LHDs to apply to be a part of this exciting opportunity. More »

»	National Health Reform Congress is working on legislation to reform the nation’s health system and support prevention and public health. View draft legislation and summaries and learn how to help by clicking on the header above. More »

»	NACCHO Successfully Advocates for H1N1 Influenza Response Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Congress has appropriated $350 million for state and local H1N1 influenza response. NACCHO successfully advocated for this funding. More »

»	NACCHO Annual Preliminary Program Just Released Get a sneak preview of the pre-/post-conference workshops, keynote presentations, interactive sharing and poster sessions, the SeaWorld Orlando social event, and much more at the year’s largest gathering of local health officials! More »

»	NACCHO Annual 2009 “Recession Busters” NACCHO offers some cost-saving tips to make it easier for you to attend NACCHO Annual 2009 despite the economy! More »

»	H1N1 Influenza Updates Human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection are being identified in the U.S. and globally. Information designed for local health department use can be found here. More »

On the Calendar

»	07/31/09 Post-Conference Workshop Web 2.0 — How Can Local Public Health Departments Use it and Measure Outcomes? More »

»	08/30/09 PHIN Conference The seventh annual Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Conference will be held in Atlanta, GA, Aug. 30–Sept. 3, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta. More »