Más de la mitad de los estados han revertido poderes de salud pública durante la pandemia
Motivados por votantes enojados por los cierres y los mandatos sobre el uso de máscaras durante la pandemia, legisladores republicanos
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Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic
Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are
Read MoreExpertos en salud pública temen que los fondos desaparezcan cuando termine la pandemia
En respuesta a la pandemia de covid-19, el Congreso ha invertido decenas de miles de millones de dólares en los
Read MorePublic Health Experts Worry About Boom-Bust Cycle of Support
Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the covid-19
Read MoreAtaques a la salud pública generan éxodo de funcionarios en medio de la pandemia
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Read MorePandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders
Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone. As the public
Read MoreAfter a Deadly COVID Outbreak, Maryland County Takes Steps to Protect Health Workers
A Maryland health department is taking new steps to protect its workers six months after a COVID-19 outbreak killed a
Read MorePublic Health Programs See Surge in Students Amid Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering
Read MoreCalifornia Expands Privacy Protection to Public Health Workers Amid Threats
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — California will allow public health
Read MoreWatch: Florida Gutted Its Public Health System Ahead of Pandemic
KHN Midwest editor and correspondent Laura Ungar appeared on Spectrum News Bay News 9 to discuss her recent investigation with
Read MoreOficiales de salud temen que el país no esté listo para una vacuna contra COVID-19
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Read MoreHealth Officials Worry Nation’s Not Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine
Millions of Americans are counting on a COVID-19 vaccine to curb the global pandemic and return life to normal. While
Read MoreCómo Florida drenó su sistema de salud pública y le abrió la puerta a COVID
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Read MoreFlorida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On a sweltering July morning, Rose Wilson struggled to breathe as she sat in her bed, the
Read MoreLa política frena el flujo de fondos a las agencias para frenar la pandemia
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Read MorePolitics Slows Flow of US Pandemic Relief Funds to Public Health Agencies
As the coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her budget to find
Read MorePublic Health Officials Are Quitting or Getting Fired in Throes of Pandemic
Vilified, threatened with violence or in some cases suffering from burnout, dozens of state and local public health officials around
Read MoreMaryland County Pledges Investigation of Health Worker’s Coronavirus Death
Officials in Maryland’s Prince George’s County say they “will spare no time or expense” investigating the circumstances surrounding the death
Read MoreGet the Data: Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus
How We Reported ‘Underfunded And Under Threat’ To assess the state of the public health system in the United States,
Read MoreListen: How the Pandemic Further Politicized Public Health
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies on “The Source” call-in show to discuss her
Read MoreEssential and in Danger: Coronavirus Sickens, Even Kills Public Health Workers
As a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. She already faced health challenges and didn’t
Read MoreDisease-Carrying Mosquitoes Fly Free as Health Departments Focus on Coronavirus
Bug spray, swollen welts, citronella. It’s mosquito season. Special Reports And in a normal year, the health department serving Ohio’s
Read MoreEx-West Virginia Health Chief Says Cuts Hurt Virus Response
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former West Virginia public health leader forced out by the governor says decades-old computer systems and
Read MoreUn sistema de salud pública devastado enfrenta más recortes en medio del virus
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Read MoreHollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus
The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis
Read MoreHow We Reported ‘Underfunded And Under Threat’
To assess the state of the public health system in the United States, KHN and The Associated Press analyzed data
Read MoreSix Takeaways Of The KHN-AP Investigation Into The Erosion Of Public Health
Local and state public health departments across the country work to ensure that people in their communities have healthy water
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