Ensuring a healthy region for all residents and visitors involves planning and coordination across borders on issues from everyday wellness to emergency response. Engagement with land use, transportation, and environmental decision-makers is also critical since health is so closely tied with the communities in which people live.
COG addresses these priorities through its support of the region’s Health Officials Committee and by developing relationships with regional programs that impact public health. The program focuses on tracking regional health trends, promoting health in all policy making, and responding to specific public health concerns and emerging issues—including preparing for and coordinating during health emergencies.
COG also continues its longtime sponsorship of regional workshops, conferences, and issue dialogues that bring together public health experts, elected officials, and business and community leaders to exchange information and cultivate a healthier region.
News & Multimedia
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September 24, 2009
This year, there were only four days when ozone pollution reached unhealthy levels for people with lung ailments, children and senior citizens. In 2008, there...
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June 29, 2009
Life expectancy, infant mortality, and lack of insurance are among the notable variations.
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May 1, 2009
Greater Washington 2050 survey, Priorities for a Growing Region, also finds that views on traffic vary widely throughout the region.
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April 28, 2009
Latest updates on the H1N1 Flu from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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April 20, 2009
Area health officials are mounting a coordinated campaign to identify people who may have been exposed to new measles activity in the region.