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Low-income Washington state households still struggling with food insecurity as pandemic protections end

UW School of Public Health Blog

Otten, associate professor, Nutritional Sciences Program (NSP) and the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) at the UW School of Public Health (UWSPH); Marie L. student, Health Systems and Population Health at UWSPH; Ashley S. The WAFOOD4 team comprises Jennifer J. Tseng, Ph.D.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

Describing the 19 rural counties she serves as “very minimal-government-minded,” she said, “if you try to work against them, it will not go well.” ” Rural health departments are also stretched thin. “The fact that this isn’t happening drives me crazy.”

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How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

HEALTHBEAT

Jennifer Morse, medical director of the Mid-Michigan District Health Department, said local health officials have been hesitant to apply pressure after the backlash many faced at the peak of Covid. Rural health departments are also stretched thin. The fact that this isnt happening drives me crazy.