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Local Health Departments Worry About Government Shutdown’s Effects on Staffing, Disease Outbreaks and Nutrition Services | News Channel 3-12

Only 36% of CDC staff remain active during the shutdown, risking disruption to nutrition services like WIC that support over 212,000 Washington residents annually.

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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat of disease outbreaks looms, and both the respiratory virus season and hurricane season are upon us. State and local health departments are now bracing for how the shutdown could affect their work to keep communities safe and healthy – and some worry about disruptions in communications wit…

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Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services

The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat of disease outbreaks looms, and both the respiratory virus season and hurricane season are upon us.

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