When: July 14-18, 2025
Where: Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
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Bright Lights, Bold Ideas: Shaping the Future of Public Health Practice
Annually, NACCHO360 is the largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States, offering the opportunity to learn, network, and share experiences and best practices across local health departments. In 2025, the public health community will gather in Anaheim, California, July 14-18, to explore our conference theme, “Bright Lights, Bold Ideas: Shaping the Future of Public Health Practice.”
Attendees will learn how to adopt effective practices, engage with federal and state partners, and gain insights from public health experts.
The public health community gathers annually at NACCHO360 with the mission to:
- Share opportunities, challenges, best practices, and success stories
- Engage federal, state, and local partners
- Gain insight from public health experts
Bringing NACCHO’s 30-Year History into View
In 1965, the National Association of Counties (NACo) and other partners, decided to form an association to represent the voice of local public health. The result was the National Association of County Health Officials, also known as NACHO.
For two decades, the association was a volunteer-only group that worked to serve the needs of local health departments. Then, in 1985, NACHO President Bob Harmon registered the organization as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The following year, NACHO rented its first office space in 440 1st Street NW, Washington D.C. A few years later, in 1989, NACHO held its first annual conference in Covington, Kentucky.
In 1994, the National Association of County Health Officials (NACHO) merged with the U.S. Conference of Local Health Officers (USCLHO) to establish the NACCHO to provide one national voice for local public health.