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The Network Appoints Allison N. Winnike as Director, Western Region

The Network for Public Health Law

Allison’s expertise and track record in public health emergency preparedness and response, immunization law and policy, health information technology and telemedicine are widely recognized. She has drafted numerous pieces of federal and state legislation that have shaped the landscape of public health.

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As California Taps Pandemic Stockpile for Bird Flu, Officials Keep Close Eye on Spending

KFF Health News

California is putting a number of lessons from the covid-19 pandemic to use, such as coordinating emergency response with local health officials and tracking infectious diseases through wastewater surveillance , as the state tries to limit the spread of bird flu to humans. California spent $15.6 Republican Gov.

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Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

NC Health News

The tool kit was produced in 2022 through a collaboration between Americares , a nonprofit that provides health-focused aid in response to disasters, and the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu

KFF Health News

. “I have been distressed and depressed by the lack of epidemiologic data and the lack of surveillance,” said Nicole Lurie, formerly the assistant secretary for preparedness and response in the Obama administration. “But a handful of mild symptoms don’t warrant a heavy-handed response.”

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The Future of Public Health: One Student’s Vision for Equity and Advocacy

Research America

It became clear that sustainable health equity solutions must center on empowering our communities, ensuring their voices inform policy decisions, and bridging the gap between health care systems and the people they serve. Upon graduating, what do you plan to do with your degree?

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

Big Cities Health Coalition

To bolster these efforts, BCHC urges the federal government to provide sustained funding, flexible resource allocation, and direct support to local health agencies, ensuring preparedness for future public health emergencies.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

“It’s disheartening to see so many of the same failures that emerged during the covid-19 crisis reemerge,” said Tom Bollyky, director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. health security system that would allow other risky new pathogens to take root, too.