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

Big Cities Health Coalition

New (2024) study of big city health departments shows they are in dire need of epidemiologists. The shortfall puts at risk the nations efforts to quickly detect and respond to health threats. With the end of pandemic funding, big city health departments anticipate losing 440 epidemiologists, or 24% of the workforce.