NACCHO's Podcast from Washington: Federal Funding Updates and a New Resource on Communicating with Policymakers About Public Health

Washington, DC, February 17, 2026 —This month's podcast episode from t he National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) includes an update on full year Fiscal Year 2026 funding for public health programs that became law earlier this month, including discussion of funding levels and other provisions that could help provide stability to the public health field. NACCHO's analysis of the new law, can be found here: NACCHO Voice . For weekly updates, s ubscribe to NACCHO's News from Washington newsletter: . Later in the program (6:28), Nalini Padmanabhan, Communications Director at de Beaumont Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss the Foundation's new resource titled, " Communicating about Public Health with Policymakers ." The toolkit is designed to support public health professionals in their conversations with local elected officials and policymakers to help elevate the work of local health departments, emphasize the impact of community engagement, and raise important issues affecting public health outcomes.

You can listen to NACCHO's Podcast from Washington: Federal Funding Updates and a New Resource on Communicating with Policymakers About Public Health online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

NACCHO's Podcast from Washington: Federal Funding Updates and a New Resource on Communicating with Policymakers About Public Health is an episode from The NACCHO Podcast Series by Ian Goldstein.

This episode is 15:44 long.

This episode was published on Feb 17, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The NACCHO Podcast Series when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.