{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"NACCHO\u2019s Podcast from Washington: Federal Funding Updates and a Call for Abstracts for the 2026 Preparedness Summit","description":"This month\u2019s podcast episode&amp;nbsp;from the  National Association of County and City Health Officials  (NACCHO), includes discussion on leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the upcoming federal funding deadline, and the House of Representatives\u2019 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations bill. This legislation was approved by the full House Appropriations Committee on September 9. Additional details are available in  NACCHO\u2019s comprehensive analysis of the bill. For weekly updates, subscribe to NACCHO\u2019s News from Washington newsletter: www.naccho.org\/advocacy\/news. &amp;nbsp;  Later in the program (9:06), NACCHO highlights National Preparedness Month and previews the 2026 Preparedness Summit. The Preparedness Summit, the country\u2019s first and longest-running national conference on public health preparedness, is  now accepting abstracts. The theme for next year\u2019s Summit is \u201cProtecting Our Communities: State and Local Preparedness in Action,\u201d focusing on the need for increased self-reliance on state and local partnerships amid a changing federal policy and budget landscape. The Summit will be held April 13-16, 2026, in Baltimore, MD, and registration options are available for in-person or virtual attendance. Abstracts are being accepted for both formats. Learn more at  www.preparednesssummit.org.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ###&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; About NACCHO The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) represents the over 3,300 local governmental health departments across the country. These city, county, metropolitan, district, and tribal departments work every day to protect and promote health and well-being for all people in their communities. For more information, visit www.naccho.org. ","author_name":"The NACCHO Podcast Series","author_url":"http:\/\/naccho.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38359985\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38359985"}