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Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency

KFF Health News

And tribal health leaders say their calls for federal officials to declare a public health emergency have gone unheeded. Rafael Benavides, HHS’ deputy assistant secretary for public affairs, said the agency has received the letter sent in early September and will respond directly to the authors.

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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.