About NALBOH
Vision:
NALBOH represents the grassroots foundation of public health in America. The organization is anchored by serving and empowering boards of health. We actively engage and represent the public in public health. We are recognized and valued as a partner in the public health system. As a partner, NALBOH influences public health policy, resource allocation, and education. We are a self-sustaining, responsive, accountable, and pro-active organization. NALBOH serves boards of health, and provides a national voice for our members.
Mission:
To prepare and strengthen boards of health, empowering them to promote and protect the health of their communities.
NALBOH has been engaged in establishing a significant voice for local boards of health on matters of national public health policy. Our satellite office in Washington, DC has allowed us to have a permanent presence with other national public health organizations while maintaining our grassroots with our main office in Bowling Green, Ohio.
NALBOH works closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Association of State and Territorial Local Health Liaison Officials (ASTLHLO), American Public Health Association (APHA), Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), Public Health Foundation (PHF), the United States Office of the Surgeon General, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR), the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the Task Force on Community Services.
While continuing to strive for improvement, NALBOH provides the following on an ongoing basis:
- Sponsors an annual national education and training conference for local board of health members
- Publishes and distributes a quarterly NewsBrief to all local boards of health
- Maintains a traveling exhibit
- Maintains an up-to-date database of contact information for all local boards of health
- Develops and disseminates information and educational programs specifically designed for local board of health members including a train-the-trainer program
- Provides advocate support for strengthening local boards of health
- Provides technical assistance to existing boards of health and to developing boards and state associations
- Attends annual state and national public health meetings providing information on NALBOH and local boards of health through presentations, panels, exhibiting, etc.
- Maintains the NALBOH website at http://www.nalboh.org
If you are a member of a local board of health are involved in or interested in developing public health policy in your community support NALBOH's mission or have an interest in forming a local board of health, please e-mail
NALBOH for more information.
