Advanced Practice Centers

An Advanced Practice Center (APC) is a local health department (LHD) that develops cutting-edge tools and resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from major emergencies and other disasters. NACCHO's Advanced Practice Centers provide unique contributions to equip the nation for a preparedness emergency. The tools they create and the training they provide are geared toward the public health community: those who work on the front lines of public health emergency preparedness.

NACCHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), funds eight APCs including one that was chosen to serve as the national model for rural public health.

In the Spotlight

Comic Book Illustrates New Way to Reach Immigrants and Youth about Pandemic Flu

A comics artist with a personal connection to the great influenza pandemic of 1918 has teamed up with the Public Health Seattle & King County APC on a vivid new comic book about pandemic flu. The comic book No Ordinary Flu reaches out to immigrants and young people with information about the pandemic threat, then and now. More »

Featured Resources

»	APC Trainings
	NACCHO is hosting various APC training opportunities including webinars and training conferences. More »

»	APC Sites
	APCs are a diverse network of local health departments located in eight of the 10 U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Public Health Regions. More »