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BCHC urges Congress to maximize FY25 CDC funding for public health infrastructure and key programs

Big Cities Health Coalition

In a letter to the House Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies, the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) has urged allocation of the highest possible funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the FY 2025 budget. million for gun violence prevention research.

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The Pivot with Lisa Barrios

UNC Epidemiology Blog

Gillings alum Lisa Barrios is the first director of the Division of Readiness and Response Science at the CDC. I recently became the first director of the Division of Readiness and Response Science in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Readiness and Response.  It’s a busy place!