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

Big Cities Health Coalition

But health departments do much more than respond to catastrophic events ; they also ensure our food and water are safe, regulate tobacco, reduce the harms that can come from substance misuse or extreme heat, provide vaccinations for dozens of communicable diseases, and much more.