Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty cause real harms, even if the money is later restored

Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.
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From budget cuts to public distrust: Exploring the challenges facing local health departments

As CEO of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, Lori Freeman spends much of her time on the road talking with the people on the front lines of public health. It’s been a ...
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Confusion remains after Trump administration abruptly halts public health funding to cities and states, then reverses course

As public health departments across the country prepared for a massive winter storm this weekend, notice landed in their inboxes that pivotal grant funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...