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CDC Firings Undermine Public Health Work Far Beyond Washington

KFF Health News

MARCH 5, 2025

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. That was far from its only purpose.

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CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington

HEALTHBEAT

MARCH 4, 2025

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.

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CDC Firings Undermine Public Health Work Far Beyond Washington

CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington

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