The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is undergoing significant workforce reductions and program cuts, impacting essential services from child support to disease management. Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership, this downsizing—combined with cuts from Elon Musk's efficiency initiative—threatens the effectiveness of health surveillance and response measures. Public health workers warn that job losses compromise timely detection of health threats, thereby endangering community health. Employees emphasize that the seemingly invisible work of public health is crucial in maintaining safety and response when outbreaks arise.
When you lose public health staff, you lose time, you lose accuracy, you lose responsiveness, and ultimately that affects people's health.
Without us, outbreaks can fly under the radar, and the response can be delayed or disorganized.
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