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

BU School of Public Health Blog

This center has invested in funding 13 centers around the country that bring together public health officials, researchers and industry partners to build our national infrastructure to be better poised to respond to emerging disease threats, she says. Yet, 41 percent of schools lack adequate HVAC systems.