• TACCHO Members LEAD the way for local public health actions through Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Development.
    TACCHO Members LEAD Local Public Health
  • 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.
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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 2025 Annual Premier Public Health Conference

The TACCHO Annual “Premier Public Health Conference” will be held on February 19-21, 2025 at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center in College Station, Texas!

This year's conference theme is "Texas Public Health: The Future is Now!"

Featured Speakers Include:

"DSHS Update" 

Stephen J. Pont, MD, MPH, FAAP, Center for Public Health Policy and Practice, Texas Department of State Health Services 

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"Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Public Health"

AAron Davis, MPA, MBA, Director, Center for Public Health Initiatives, Community Engagement Institute, Wichita State University, Kansas 

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"Healthy Aging: Public Health Challenge"

Derek Lee, Regional Administrator, HHS Administration For Community Living 

Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, Regents & Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M School of Public Health

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"Behavioral Health"

Scott Dahl, Vice President, CredibleMind

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TACCHO Public Health Priorities

Tuberculosis Control & Prevention - Texas ranked #2 among U.S. states with the most TB in 2022. Texas experienced a 12% increase in TB cases from 2022-2023. The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade and estimate as many as 13 million Americans have latent TB- - CDC.

Childhood Immunization Services - One-third of Texas children are not fully protected against seven vaccine preventable diseases and is ranked 43rd in the nation for the percentage of young children who have received timely recommended vaccinations - 2023. Childhood vaccinations across the U.S. fell for a second year in a row, leaving hundreds of thousands of kids vulnerable to otherwise preventable illnesses - 2023.

STI/HIV & Congenital Syphilis - Texas has the second highest rate of new HIV infections in the country - 2023. Syphilis cases across Texas rose by 22%, from 2020-2022. The number of reported Congenital Syphilis cases in Texas increased by 313% between 2017 and 2021. 

Funding for these Public Health Priorities has been stagnant for over a decade.

TACCHO Says

With flu and COVID-19 circulating this season, getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever. The Department of State Health Services recommends eligible Texans protect themselves and their families by getting a flu shot as soon as possible. It takes the body about two weeks to make flu antibodies after vaccine administration, so early vaccination is crucial. Learn more

 

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. 
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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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