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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? per 10,000 people to 4.1

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

Big Cities Health Coalition

A lot of decisions about health policy and practice get made based on epidemiological data. Methods With input from big city health department staff, CSTE and BCHC modified CSTE’s state epidemiology capacity assessment to better suit large, local health departments. All 35 BCHC members participated.