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From budget cuts to public distrust: Exploring the challenges facing local health departments

Local health departments face shrinking budgets, $11.4 billion in federal funding cuts, and CDC reorganization that has reduced expert support, straining emergency response capacity.

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Jack Goras // 2025 NACCHO360 Conference   As CEO of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, Lori Freeman spends much of her time on the road talking with the people on the front lines of public health. It’s been a challenging year for local health departments. The federal government in March announced it was pulling back $11.4 billion in funding allocated across the nation for pandemic response and infrastructure, an action…

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From budget cuts to public distrust: Exploring the challenges facing local health departments

Healthbeat reports on challenges local health departments face amid funding cuts and rising public distrust in health institutions.

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Santa New Mexican broke the news in on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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