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NewsEroding public health funding varies throughout regions of the country
In 2009, the federal government earmarked $13.5 billion in grants to states for public health preparation, an amount virtually unchanged over the last five years, while state and local governments Read more...
Many states behind on public health preparedness
You'd think the H1N1 virus outbreak might have turned the U.S. emergency response system on overnight, but unfortunately, things just aren't that simple. In fact, a new report suggests that at least Read more...
Americans see disease prevention as key to reform
It seems the American public understands healthcare delivery better than we thought. A new poll by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has concluded that 71 percent Read more...
U.S. not prepared for emerging diseases
We haven't had a severe outbreak of the flu or other type of illness in recent years, and yet 170,000 Americans die each year from new or re-emerging infectious diseases. A new report from the Trust Read more...
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