The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) is currently recruiting candidates to serve on the board of directors, with terms beginning after the annual meeting.  All members in good standing are eligible to serve on the board.

Our goal is to prepare a slate of candidates that are representative of our membership and diverse in experience and background.  Board members will meet 5-6 times per year including 2 in-person meetings.   Board members are expected to participate in all board meetings, attend the annual conference and participate in other activities to help advance the association’s strategic priorities.

Current strategic priorities include:

• Strengthening organizational capacity through leadership development and expansion of non-dues revenue;
• Increased marketing and outreach to boards of health and partners; and
• Development of programs and services to advance board of health functions through education, orientation and policy.

President-elect

Candidates must be a member of a board of health with membership in NALBOH.  He/she shall succeed to the office of President following the expiration of the term of the current President or in the case of a vacancy in the office of President; or in the temporary absence or disability of the President, shall represent the President.  The President shall preside at all meetings, shall be an “ex officio” member of all committees, and shall have general powers of direction.  He/she shall convene regularly scheduled Board meetings. He/she shall preside over or arrange for another officer to preside over each Board meeting.  The President-elect succeeds to the President and the Past-President position in subsequent years.

Treasurer

Candidate shall oversee the custody and investment of all funds, securities, and assets of the Association; shall make an accurate account of the Association’s revenues and expenses to the Board at each meeting; and prepare or cause to be prepared a true statement of the Association’s assets and liabilities within a reasonable time after close of each fiscal year.

Director-At-Large

Candidates must be a member of a board of health with membership in NALBOH.  Directors are expected to participate in board meetings, serve on a committee that advances the strategic plan and attend the annual conference.  Directors may serve up to 3 consecutive 2-year terms.

Application Process

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by July 31, 2026.  The application is available online and requires a statement of interest, letter of reference and candidate information.  A final slate of candidates will be presented to the membership for vote approximately 30 days prior to the annual meeting (October 13th). 

Please click here to submit your interest.

4:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Pacific

Featuring:

• Kenneth D. Smith, PhD
  Asst. Professor for Public Health, University of Tenn. Knoxville
• Ingrid Ulrey, MPP
  Policy Director, Public Health - Seattle & King Co.

Symposium Description:
Now more than ever, board of health members are needed as supporters and advocates for public health and their health departments. This symposium was a new offering to help meet the needs in education and training, and provided opportunities to network and share experiences.  Sessions focused on policy, advocacy, board of health resources and messaging, and lessons learned through the COVID-19 pandemic

Town Hall Description:
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
What have we been learning about competencies needed to respond to a public health emergency, like COVID-19?
Join NALBOH and the Public Health Foundation for a virtual town hall meeting on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies).  The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) is in the process of reviewing and revising the Core Competencies, and this virtual meeting is an opportunity to provide feedback on how the Core Competencies can better serve the public health workforce. It is essential to consider what is being learned during the COVID-19 pandemic that needs to be considered as the Core Competencies are being updated.
During the meeting, an overview of the Core Competencies will be provided, the review and revision process will be discussed, and participants will have a chance to share their thoughts on the Core Competencies with fellow board members, other public health professionals, and the Council on Linkages. Come join your colleagues in discussing how the Core Competencies can be improved to address changing needs of public health professionals and organizations. 

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Available Recordings:

• Performance Management and the Oversight Role of Boards of Health | July 16, 2020
  
  
• Succession Planning in Public Health | August 13, 2020
  
  
• Building Healthier Communities: The Federal Policy Landscape | September 10, 2020
  
  
• NACCHO National Profile of Local Health Departments - 2019 Profile Study Results | October 8, 2020
  
  
• The New Essential Public Health Services Framework: Implications for Boards of Health | November 12. 2020

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The Summer Quarterly Newsbrief is now available electronically to all. Read more about NALBOH happenings, the 10 Essential Public Health Services Toolkit,, and more!

The deadline for submitting content for the next Quarterly Newsbrief is October 23rd. Have something you are proud of at the local or state level? Be sure to share with us that we can include in the Newsbrief and/or monthly eNews! Read about upcoming Conference events, state and national news and other NALBOH activities! Submit your Story Here.

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Summary: 
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) conducts the National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study every three years as a census of local health departments (LHDs). The recently released 2019 Profile study represents the most comprehensive and reliable data source on LHDs. This study describes the governance, funding, staffing, and activities of LHDs across the United States, developing a comprehensive and accurate description of LHD infrastructure and practice. During this webinar, NACCHO’s Profile Team will present an overview of the latest Profile study results, including findings about the functions and characteristics of local boards of health.

Register for this Webinar and all of the other Annual Conference Webinars Here! 

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Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, MA, President and Chief Executive Officer of the de Beaumont Foundation  

An award-winning epidemiologist with 10 years of experience working in state and local health departments, Brian brings a unique perspective to the philanthropic sector that allows him to shape and implement visionary and practical initiatives and partnerships and bring together research and practice to improve public health.

Under his leadership, the de Beaumont Foundation is advancing policy, building partnerships, and strengthening the public health system to create communities where people can achieve their best possible health. Among the projects he has spearheaded are CityHealth, the BUILD Health Challenge, and the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS). He is also an editor and contributing author to The Practical Playbook. Public Health. Primary Care. Together, published by Oxford University Press in 2015.

Brian has published more than 70 articles in the areas of public health systems and services research, maternal and child health, health promotion, and chronic disease prevention. His recent work has focused on the public health needs of large cities, the need for better data systems, and public health system improvements.

Brian earned his Doctorate in Public Health Leadership at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from North Carolina State University and a Master of Arts degree in sociomedical sciences from Columbia University.

Dara Alpert Lieberman, MPP, Director of Government Relations at the Trust for America's Health

Dara Alpert Lieberman is TFAH’s Director of Government Relations, overseeing the development and implementation of federal government relations strategies and working to advance and ensure implementation of TFAH policy priorities. Prior to that, Dara served as TFAH’s Senior Government Relations Manager, leading the organization’s advocacy around infectious disease prevention, disease surveillance, and strengthening the nation’s public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Ms. Lieberman previously served as a legislative representative for the American Counseling Association, where she advocated for mental health access issues. Ms. Lieberman has also served as a staff member for the Senate Committee on Armed Services.

She secured an MPP from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Public Policy Studies from Duke University. Ms. Lieberman currently serves on the board of directors for Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit that works to protect patient access to healthcare in the face of disaster through collaboration with public health and healthcare.

Taylor was a very thoughtful, active member of the board of health. He asked smart questions and took his time on the tough issues to determine what was best for the health district and his constituents in North Ogden. The City Hall in a statement said, “Brent had a profound influence on this community. He was the best of men with the ability to see potential and possibility in everything around him. We feel blessed to have had him as our mayor. Everywhere you look in North Ogden you can see his profound influence.”

In his last Facebook post, Taylor wrote, “It was beautiful to see over 4 million Afghan men and women brave threats and deadly attacks to vote in Afghanistan’s first parliamentary elections in eight years. The strong turnout, despite the attacks and challenges, was a success for the long-suffering people of Afghanistan and for the cause of human freedom. I am proud of the brave Afghan and US soldiers I serve with. Many American, NATO allies, and Afghan troops have died to make moments like this possible…As the USA gets ready to vote in our own election next week, I hope everyone back home exercises their precious right to vote. And that whether the Republicans or the Democrats win, that we all remember that we have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us.”

Fittingly, Taylor’s body arrived back on U.S. soil on Tuesday, Nov. 6. As of Nov. 8, funeral plans were still being determined.

Join NALBOH for the 2018 Conference and attend the Pre-Conference Session, Governance 101:  Intentional Governance for Local Boards of Health.  This session will be held on August 8, 2018 from 2-5 p.m.   Whether you are a member of a local health board, council, advisory committee or other body, public health across the nation is experiencing significant transformation.  Thus, local public health leaders must consider the way they perform their work to ensure that they are performing at the highest level.  The consequences of mediocre performance can have significant impact on the health of all who live, work, go to school or recreate in our communities. 

Each local public health structure has important implications for the delivery of essential public health services. Regardless of your legal structure, it is important to be intentional in the way you make decisions.  In this Pre-Conference Workshop, participants will explore the dynamics of how intentional public health boards, advisory boards or other groups perform their duties regardless of their legal structure.  This session will cover topics including:

• Framework for Intentional Governance and Governance Best Practices
• Robert’s Rules of Order:  Demystifying Rules of Order for Small Boards
• Navigating Board Liabilities
• Interactive Governance Clinic:  Bring your thorniest governance issues to NALBOH’s Governance 101 Pre-Conference governance experts who will offer solutions to your real-life governance challenges and boardroom difficulties.  

Pre-Conference registration is included in your full conference registration - be sure to take advantage and register today!

As we plan the next webinars specific to NALBOH Members, we would like to hear your feedback and suggestions. Please take a few minutes to let us know what you would feel is the most beneficial education and training you would like to receive in the upcoming months. Please take the survey here. The survey should only take approximately five minutes. Thank you for your time to improve NALBOH! If you have a webinar presentation for the NALBOH members, please Submit Your Presentation Here.

At its 2015 Annual Meeting on August 6^th the membership of NALBOH approved major revisions to the Association’s bylaws.  The changes were proposed by the NALBOH Bylaws Committee in response to a 2014 request from the Board of Directors.  Changes include:

• An overall simplified set of bylaws to better support the organization
• Reduction of membership categories from 7 to 3 plus retention of honorary membership.
• Reduction of standing committees from 11 to 4 committees (Executive, Finance, Nominations and SALBOH Leadership) with other committees created as “ad hoc” or special committees as needed
• Clarification of the election process
• Removal of the restriction on past presidents continuing to serve on the board (if eligible), but keeping term limits

 The revised bylaws restructure the Board of Directors from:

4 officers, 4 state affiliate directors (one for each of 4 regional quadrants), 4 directors at large

To:     5 officers and 6 directors at large.

• The secretary-treasurer position will become two positions – secretary and treasurer – beginning January 1, 2016, at which time the new bylaws will take effect.
• The state affiliate director positions were eliminated and replaced with directors at large.
• The CEO position was removed as a nonvoting member of the board

The NALBOH Membership also approved a one year implementation plan to operationalize the changes, specifically the new board structure, and authorized a special fall election to begin the process. Once implemented approximately 1/3 of the Board and officers will stand for election to 3-year terms each year.

2014-15 Bylaws Committee members were: Pat Lopez (NE), Freddie Nichols (MO), John Rodwick (CO), Cheryl Sbarra (MA), Jim Stecker (WI), and Eric Ostermann, NALBOH Association Manager, of Badger Bay Management (WI). Judy Sartucci (CT) chaired the Committee.

A copy of the revised bylaws can be found on the NALBOH website here.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2015 NALBOH Conference!

NALBOH would like to thank the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Public Health Law Research program and The Network for Public Health Law for their partnership in presenting a four-part webinar series that took an in-depth look at the role of law in local Board of Health practice. These sessions were well attended by board of health from around the country. 

All webinars are available to NALBOH Members-simply login to your Username/password and view the recordings here!

NALBOH's Conference program is now available with session details and schedule. Go to the NALBOH Events page for more information.

Please remember to register before June 30, 2015 to receive the early bird rate.

Join NALBOH to receive a Discounted Member rate for the 2015 Conference.

When registering, don't forget to make your session selections!

Due Diligence:

As a board of health member, are you diligent in your role? What were your reasons for accepting when asked if you would serve on the board of health? Our answers may vary but the basic reasons may have included “caring for others” and “watching our tax dollars”.

As board of health members, we need to be aware of water, sewer, safety and healthy environmental issues in our communities. Caring for others must include the safe and healthy conditions in all neighborhoods. If we are hearing, asking or watching the issues with health of the public in mind, we are exercising due diligence.  Assuming most board of health members have home and health insurance, a preferred family physician, a personal dentist, a favorite grocery market and an accessible hospital or medical clinic, we can appreciate what our own families have, our “comforts” of access to healthy living. We also need to assure the available access to health care for everyone in our public health department service area. If we are not comprehensive in our caring, then maybe we are not doing our due diligence. Please be that board of health member who demonstrates caring for others.

As a local city councilwoman, watching the city’s tax dollars is 24/7 for me. As a board of health member I assume the responsibility of watching the fiscal health of our health department. We need to be aware of the financial health of the local and the state public health budgets. We need to be watchful in the coming months of political change, and follow the conversations about the public health dollars at the federal level. Watching our tax dollars is part of our due diligence as board members. Ask your health officer/ director what she/he needs from the board of health in supporting the financial health of the department. Our stewardship is important for public health. Please be the board of health member who is exercising due diligence. Advocate for public health resources that are beneficial to the local and state health departments and federal public health partners. Be the board of health member who is watching the tax dollars.

Please write to share the experiences you and other board of health members are having. There are great examples, plain and simple to complex and difficult, of due diligence. Please tell us about your board of health.

Thank you for your continued caring and watching with due diligence.

Margaret