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Monarez said restoring Americans’ trust in the CDC and educating people about the work the scientists, researchers, and others do for public health is a top priority.

Funding cuts sting, but groups gathered for the Saving Ourselves Symposium in Atlanta say community joy and resilience will keep them going.

Residents at Brookdale Hospital mostly come from overseas, working in jobs American medical students overlook.

The firings came amid delays in funding for HIV initiatives to state and local health departments from the CDC. Those funds have since arrived.

In addition to controlling routine health threats, public health agencies are responsible for emergency response to outbreaks, bioterrorism events, extreme weather events, and other urgent threats.

Dr. Preeti Jaggi says pediatricians have a duty to protect the Earth’s future for their young patients: 'It’s becoming more and more obvious that the environment is affecting health.

Cuts to public health and Medicaid don’t make costs disappear — they just shift them to the health care system. Hospitals are already seeing the fallout: longer wait times, overburdened staff, and sicker patients requiring more intensive — and expensive — care.

Patricia Horton, founder of the Georgia Center for Nursing Excellence, says that listening to people's personal concerns can help with issues like vaccine hesitancy.

As part of the Trump administration’s widespread health spending reductions, any remaining grant funds to rural health clinics were rescinded.

Here's a Q&A with Dr. Maureen Miller, a researcher for the study, which found that in one year, vaccine uptake rose from 44% to 76% in target communities.

Organizers are concerned about access to services like testing and access to preventive drugs after the layoff of health department staff who worked on HIV and sexual health.

The layoffs “were done without the prior knowledge or approval of the Georgia Department of Public Health,” spokesperson Nancy Nydam said. “DPH is reviewing the actions.”

Public health experts and advocates say that Health and Human Services regional offices, like the one in New York City, form the connective tissue between the federal government and locally based services.

The grants from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation come as New York braces for an estimated shortage of nearly 40,000 nurses by 2030.

The protest will put a spotlight on former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia native, who was appointed VA secretary by President Donald Trump.

“Cuts at the CDC impact health, national security, community wellness, jobs in Atlanta, and faith in our day to day,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said.

A DeKalb County clinic that treats many refugee patients recently found that about 25% of their 1- and 2-year-old patients have anemia.

The anti-fluoride movement has more momentum than ever. In rural counties with few dentists, tooth decay could surge to levels that have not been seen in decades, experts warn.

City and state health agencies need the collaboration of CDC experts to help investigate local disease outbreaks and other threats to public health.

Nearly 3 million Americans who live in mostly rural counties lack both health care and reliable high-speed internet