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 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...
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September 16, 2020
Regional officials and experts are working to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on commuting and the workforce as they plan for an eventual full...
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July 15, 2020
Like the rest of the country, metropolitan Washington is expected to feel lasting economic impacts from COVID-19. COG has been tracking some recent positive and...
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May 14, 2020
Communication and information sharing over the past several weeks among local government leaders has helped lay the groundwork for coordination on addressing...
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April 23, 2020
During a special virtual meeting, officials urged residents to continue actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 and approved principles for reopening the...