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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November 17, 2020
As development of a new COVID-19 vaccine progresses, regional leaders in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia are focusing on building safe and...
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October 28, 2020
State epidemiologists, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), have developed a way to securely share COVID-19 contact...
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October 27, 2020
A TPB analysis shows roadway traffic volumes are rebounding in the region after bottoming out in late spring, likely due to stay-at-home measures taken to slow...
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September 17, 2020
Economic hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has increased instances of food insecurity in the region. COG anticipates that this limited or uncertain...