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Low-income Washington state households still struggling with food insecurity as pandemic protections end

UW School of Public Health Blog

That’s one of the findings of a food survey of Washington residents from December 2022 to January 2023, run by researchers at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Washington State University. student, Health Systems and Population Health at UWSPH; Ashley S. The WAFOOD4 team comprises Jennifer J.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

billion into tamping down the bird flu on poultry farms since 2022, which includes reimbursing farmers who’ve had to cull their flocks, and more than $430 million into combating the bird flu on dairy farms. ” Rural health departments are also stretched thin. Already, the USDA has funneled more than $1.7

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How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

HEALTHBEAT

billion into tamping down the bird flu on poultry farms since 2022, which includes reimbursing farmers whove had to cull their flocks, and more than $430 million into combating the bird flu on dairy farms. Rural health departments are also stretched thin. Already, the USDA has funneled more than $1.7