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

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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How improving air quality in schools would minimize the threat of bird flu spread

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. To date, public concern has largely focused on food prices, food safety, and the health of pets. Across these discussions, the extreme impact that the Covid-19 pandemic had on all aspects of the country remains front and center.

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COVID-19 in 2025: ‘A Constant Threat, but a Manageable One’

BU School of Public Health Blog

March 8, 2025 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the virus has largely receded from public conversation and daily routinesand when it does arise, its often referenced in the past tense. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.