• TACCHO Members LEAD the way for local public health actions through Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Development.

  • TACCHO Members provide Leadership as the front line local public health professionals that collect, analyze and report on community health data.

  • TACCHO Members provide media events and community education on promoting health, preventing disease, and protection from threats to health.

  • TACCHO Members promote a healthier community.

  • TACCHO Members inform on the health of the community, as well as science-based, data-driven public health strategies that can improve the health of the whole population.

  • TACCHO Members work together to identify and share best practices to prevent disease and promote the health of the community.

  • TACCHO Members provide the core public health functions of Assessment, Policy Development and Assurance.

  • TACCHO Members routinely collect, analyze and report on the health status of a community population.

  • TACCHO Members inform policy makers on community health data and proven public health actions that improve population health.

  • TACCHO Members convene and collaborate with community partners to plan and provide personal health services and community programs to improve the health of the community.

TACCHO

The Texas Association of City & County Health Officials (TACCHO) is the premier member organization serving both Texas Local Public Health Officials and the Departments which they lead in order to enhance Local Public Health practice in Texas with the ultimate goal of improving the health of Texans.

TACCHO Public Health Priorities

TACCHO at CapitolSupporting the Public Health Future of Texas Infrastructure Initiative

The white paper by Texas Association of City and County Health Officials (TACCHO), in partnership with the Episcopal Health Foundation, outlines a strategy to strengthen Texas’ public health infrastructure.

It identifies gaps exposed by recent federal public health funding cuts and recommends long-term investments in workforce development, data systems, community partnerships, and sustainable business operations to build a more resilient and equitable public health system across Texas.

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Medicaid Education & Training Series

TACCHO provides statements by the collective voice of TACCHO Members on public health issues. To see what TACCHO public health priorities are, go to Advocacy.

Leading the Health of the Community

TACCHO members work with partners and stakeholders, using the LEAD priority structure to implement public health practice through:

  • Leadership
    • * Provide leadership as a Member Organization
    • * Foster leadership at the local public health level
  • Education
    • * Promote and encourage education for the development of a competent public health workforce
  • Advocacy
    • * Serve as the trusted voice for local public health
    • * Build capacity within local public health
    • * Advance public health policy
  • Development
    • * Strengthen and sustain a high performing association
    • * Deepen and expand membership and membership engagement
    • * Sustain revenue

Awards and Recognition

TACCHO recognizes the efforts of our peers, and congratulates their success in the field of public health at the TACCHO annual public health conference. 
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  • Get involved

    TACCHO members work directly with stakeholders to educate on local public health policy and practice. Other activities include emerging infectious disease, policy formation, intergovernmental relations, and member education.

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