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.
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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.
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February 18, 2021
To fight any complacency, officials have been urging area residents to continue taking steps to stop the spread of the virus and get vaccinated when it’s their...
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January 14, 2021
At its January meeting, the COG Board of Directors received a briefing on COVID vaccination efforts from Loudoun County Heath Director Dr. David Goodfriend, who...
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December 10, 2020
COG held its Annual Meeting virtually on December 9, bringing together area elected officials and cross-sector partners to acknowledge the extraordinary...
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December 9, 2020
Through their work together on COG’s Health Officials Committee, these public health leaders helped pave the way for a stronger response to COVID-19 in the...