Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

Maryland, 14 other Democratic states launch public health alliance to counter Trump, RFK Jr.

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14 Blue State Governors Announce Health Alliance to Counter RFK Jr.

The Democratic governors of 14 states and the territory of Guam on Oct. 15 announced a new coalition they said will provide scientific information to counter Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Governors Public Health Alliance is aiming to boost coordination between states on public health guidance, preparing for emergencies, and detecting health threats. It plans to issue recommendations to the public on vaccines and other health topics,…

Governors Launch New Alliance in Health Showdown

Fifteen Democratic governors have formed a new public health alliance in defiance of Health and Human Services Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s policies. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Governors Public Health Alliance aims to “create an alternative public-health universe outside the federal government.” “In light of the assaults on science and medicine coming out of Washington, governors have to step up and l…

Illinois Governor joins alliance on public health infrastructure

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV)— Governors from 15 states, including Illinois, launched the Governors Public Health Alliance on Wednesday in an effort to safeguard America's public health infrastructure. According to the news release from the Illinois Governor's Office, this coalition is committed to protecting their states from "The Trump Administration's erosion of trust and dismantlement of America's public health infrastructure." The group claims …

Dem governors form public health alliance

A group of Democratic state governors has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts.

Democratic governors form a public health alliance

A group of Democratic state governors that includes Gov. Ned Lamont has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts. They’re framing it as a way to share data, messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy — and as a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s administration, which they say isn’t doing its job in public health. “At a time when the federal government is telling the states, ‘you’re on…