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How to survive peak pollen allergy season: New York public health update

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free New York City newsletter here. Funding threats to the 988 crisis line 988 is a free, confidential call, text, or chat line that links people in mental or emotional distress to trained local counselors 24/7/365. Sign up for the YLE NY newsletter here.

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CDC Firings Undermine Public Health Work Far Beyond Washington

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The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources. He and other trainees were fired in mid-February.

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CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. The programs are designed to cultivate a new generation of public health leaders, many of whom have gone on to work at the CDC. The terminated CDC employees helped prevent and respond to outbreaks such as dengue fever and the flu.