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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems. GET MORE INFO: WhAT is the Big Cities Health Coalition?

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Public health data modernization: moving from challenges to solutions

Big Cities Health Coalition

In 2022, Houston Health Department became one of only two jurisdictions in the country to be recognized by CDC as a National Wastewater Surveillance System Center of Excellence.