National Association of Counties

Healthy Counties Initiative

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    Healthy Counties Initiative


    Healthy Counties focuses on enhancing:

    • Public-private partnerships in local health delivery
    • Access to, and coordination of, care for vulnerable populations in the community, including through health services in hospitals, community health centers and county jails, while concentrating on cost-containment strategies, and
    • Community public health and behavioral health programs.

    By addressing these and other relevant topics, Healthy Counties empowers county leaders with resources for promoting and advancing health policies and programs that meet the needs of their residents and employees. County leaders and corporate partners collaborate, share efficient and effective solutions and build healthy counties through educational forums, workshops, webinars, peer exchanges and publications.

    Healthy Counties focuses on enhancing: public-private partnerships in local health delivery, acccess to, and coordination of, care for vulnerable populations in the community and community public health and behavioral health programs.
    2017-08-16
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    2019-06-13


Healthy Counties focuses on enhancing:

  • Public-private partnerships in local health delivery
  • Access to, and coordination of, care for vulnerable populations in the community, including through health services in hospitals, community health centers and county jails, while concentrating on cost-containment strategies, and
  • Community public health and behavioral health programs.

By addressing these and other relevant topics, Healthy Counties empowers county leaders with resources for promoting and advancing health policies and programs that meet the needs of their residents and employees. County leaders and corporate partners collaborate, share efficient and effective solutions and build healthy counties through educational forums, workshops, webinars, peer exchanges and publications.

  • Human Services
    Webinar

    Building Bridges to Advance Equity

    April 6, 2021 , 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
        Building Bridges to Advance Equity: A Peer Exchange with the Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge Communities This event is hosted by the American Public Health Association for National Public Health Week
  • Health
    Conference Agenda

    Achieving Health Equity in the COVID-19 Response

    March 26, 2021 , 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
    Grounded in NACo’s 2020 resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, the 2020-2021 Healthy Counties Advisory Board (HCAB) is focusing on health inequities disproportionately affected by our communities of color. HCAB will explore the systemic and race-based barriers to achieving health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • Health
    Reports & Toolkits

    Behavioral Health Matters to Counties

    Through 750 behavioral health authorities and community providers, county governments plan and operate community-based services for persons with mental illnesses and substance use conditions.

Healthy Counties Initiative

NACo’s Healthy Counties Initiative creates and sustains healthy counties by supporting collaboration and sharing innovative approaches to pressing health issues. An Advisory Board, comprised of county leaders who are health advocates and corporate partners, identifies priorities and ensures that other county leaders receive timely information to make appropriate health decisions for their counties.

Healthy Counties Initiative Advisory Board

Chair

Kenneth Wilson
County Administrator
Franklin County, Ohio

 

Vice Chair

Natalie Hall
Commissioner
Fulton County, Georgia

 

Sig Hutchinson
County Commissioner
Wake County, North Carolina

 

Mary Jo McGuire
Commissioner
Ramsey County, Minnesota

 

Carol Moehrle
Public Health Director - Idaho North Central District
Nez Perce County, Idaho

 

Michael Norton
Supervisor
Winnebago County, Wisconsin

 

Greg Puckett
Commissioner
Mercer County, West Virginia

 

Carol Reynolds
GM, Govn't Solutions, EVP, Client Experience
Netsmart Technologies, Inc., New York

 

Janet Thompson
Associate Commissioner
Boone County, Missouri

 

Gloria Whisenhunt
County Commissioner
Forsyth County, North Carolina

 

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