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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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New report: Shortfall of big city health detectives poses serious threat to public health response

Big Cities Health Coalition

Big city health departments have the greatest unmet need for epidemiologists in these areas* * Numbers indicate percent increase needed to reach ideal number of epidemiologists in that area. Im in our Communicable Disease Epidemiology & Immunization Section in our Analytics & Informatics Branch, where I focus on respiratory viruses.