Tag: Public Health
Apr
23
CDC To Fund 650 Health Experts To Help States Trace, Stop COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is funding 650 health workers at state health departments to supplement more than 600 CDC staff already in place, according to director Dr. Robert Redfield.
Apr
19
Reopening Could Require Thousands More Public Health Workers
Associated Press--Before stay-at-home orders are lifted, the nation’s public health agencies want to be ready to douse any new sparks of coronavirus infection — a task they say could require tens of thousands more investigators to call people who test positive, track down their contacts and get them into quarantine.
Apr
17
No Longer Invisible: The Critical Role of Local Health Departments In Responding to COVID-19
years of budget cuts and underinvestment in public health have made it challenging for LHDs to maintain these foundational capabilities—let alone have the surge capacity to address the COVID-19 crisis.