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 29, 2023
September is Hunger Action Month in the United States, drawing renewed attention to region-wide efforts to reduce food insecurity and improve access to healthy,...
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May 3, 2022
After more than two years, it feels like life in metropolitan Washington is nearly back to normal in many ways. But even as the pandemic recedes, it will have...
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June 28, 2021
COG Principal Health Planner Jennifer Schitter's work on the National Capital Region (NCR) Dagger System and the Contact Tracing Interstate Exchange program led...
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April 14, 2021
Virginia State Vaccination Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula briefed the COG Board of Directors on the status of vaccine distribution in Virginia.
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March 12, 2021
As the world recognizes the one-year mark of the COVID-19 crisis, local leaders are analyzing the economic impacts of the pandemic in metropolitan Washington.