Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health ...Middle East

KHN - News
Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health
Even as federal aid poured into state budgets in response to the covid-19 pandemic, public health leaders warned of a boom-and-bust funding cycle on the horizon as the emergency ended and federal grants sunsetted. Now, that drought has become reality and state governments are slashing budgets that feed local health departments. Congress allotted more than $800 billion to support states’ covid responses, fueling a surge in the public health workforce nationwide. Local health department staffing grew by about 19% from 2019 to 2022, according to a report from the National Association of County and City Health Officials that studied 2,512 of the nation’s roughly 3,300 local

Hence then, the article about boom now bust budget cuts and layoffs take hold in public health was published today ( ) and is available on KHN ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health )

Apple Storegoogle play

Last updated :

Also on site :