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Public Health Infrastructure Partners Launch National Implementation Center Program to Support Data Modernization 

PHAB

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided $255M in funding through the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) for the new program, which will provide tailored support and technical implementation services to accelerate adoption of the latest health information technology standards for data exchange.

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Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’

KFF Health News

Yet the notion that they could elbow aside a century of science-based health policy is profoundly troubling to many health professionals. GOP lawmakers have advocated substantial cuts to the CDC budget in recent years, including an end to funding gun violence, climate change, and health equity research.

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Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’

HEALTHBEAT

Yet the notion that they could elbow aside a century of science-based health policy is profoundly troubling to many health professionals. GOP lawmakers have advocated substantial cuts to the CDC budget in recent years, including an end to funding gun violence, climate change, and health equity research.