What’s Already Been Lost From CDC Layoffs

What’s already been lost from CDC layoffs

Health policy news from Washington includes the National Academies losing $40 million in federal contracts, prompting layoffs.

Trump laid off CDC team that helped keep kids safe in the water

Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control have hit the drowning-prevention team, just in time for the summer swim season

Trump cuts CDC drowning prevention unit just as child water deaths surge to shocking new levels | Attack of the Fanboy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s drowning prevention team has been laid off as part of recent cuts implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration this April. The team was responsible for tracking and publicizing drowning incidents across the United States, as well as collaborating with organizations like the YMCA and American Red Cross to facilitate swimming lessons for at-risk children. The timing of these cuts has raise…

Drowning is most common cause of death among youngest Americans. Trump might have just made that worse

Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control have hit the drowning-prevention team, just in time for the summer swim season