Trump Administration Cuts $11 Million From Programs that Keep People Healthy

Trump administration cuts $11 million from programs that keep people healthy

State and local health departments responsible for invisible but critical work are being hollowed out.

State and local health departments that do invisible but critical work are being hollowed out by cuts

Americans are losing a vast array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. Gone are specialists who were confronting a measles outbreak in Ohio, workers who drove a van to schools in North Carolina to offer vaccinations and a program that provided free tests to sick people in Tennessee. State and local health departments responsible for invisible but critical work such as inspecting restaurants, monitoring wastewater for new and…