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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

Key recommendations include reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), establishing an Adult Vaccine Program, and prioritizing health equity in all policy decisions. It is well documented that federally-funded, no-cost vaccines led to increased uptake during the height of the COVID pandemic.

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Georgia health department limits vaccine supply for uninsured adults

HEALTHBEAT

Nydam added that as these changes have happened, the funding state and federal lawmakers allocate for the adult vaccine program has remained flat. Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Health Justice Director Leah Chan pointed out that federal and state Helene relief dollars should be able to restore vaccines lost in the hurricane.

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Environmental Health News

While Trump has tried to distance himself from Project 2025, he and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, have multiple ties to the agenda. the Trump campaign in recent weeks has teased getting rid of fluoride in water and rethinking vaccine programs, which have saved millions of children’s lives. Kennedy Jr.,

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2024 election: Two radically different visions for environment, health

Environmental Health News

While Trump has tried to distance himself from Project 2025, he and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, have multiple ties to the agenda. the Trump campaign in recent weeks has teased getting rid of fluoride in water and rethinking vaccine programs. With the embrace of former candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,