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Laying the Groundwork: Leveraging Local Health Networks to Modernize Public Health Data in Chicago

National Network of Public Health Institutes

Despite recognizing data improvement as a potential strategy to address the increasing chronic disease burden in the United States, the public health sector has struggled to keep pace with advances and innovation in data. However, while surveys such as these are valuable, they come with certain limitations.

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How federal funding cuts to research, services are impacting the health of New Yorkers

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Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. shelter, food, health care, safety), education, and workforce development. These funds support crucial research into diseases like cancer, Alzheimers, obesity, Long Covid, and more.

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Here’s how New York’s public health system will likely be impacted by HHS funding cuts

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. The state Health Department expects to lose more than $300 million, diminishing its disease surveillance and outbreak response work as it confronts emerging measles cases and the spread of bird flu. The impacts of the U.S.

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NYC loses millions in state aid for public health services each year. City leaders want the money back.

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. In New York, funds for essential public health services flow from the state to local health departments through an unassuming statutory mechanism. Historically, every municipality has been reimbursed at the same rate.

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Data and communication are gold

Your Local Epidemiologist

Over the weekend, national health data vanished from CDC websites, triggering panic among researchers and public health professionals who rely on this information to track outbreaks, identify health gaps, and protect the American public. It wasn’t. Most data have been restored, but not all.

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Trump administration slashes public health funding, cutting $100M from New York City and $300M from New York state

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded hundreds of millions of dollars for public health work across New York City and New York state. billion in CDC grants for local health departments and other recipients.

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The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO

Your Local Epidemiologist

More than 10 years ago, I moved to Geneva to work at the World Health Organization (WHO). In fact, the Ministry of Health was pocketing the surplus, ultimately taking advantage of helpless parents for wanting to save their child’s life. To promote health, keep people safe, and serve vulnerable populations worldwide.