"The new partnership is meant to coordinate public health leadership to improve communication, share information and position states to respond quickly to new threats. It includes the governors of Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland and North Carolina, plus the U.S. territory of Guam. Newsom called the new Governors Public Health Alliance nonpartisan hub, though all the participating governors are Democrats."
"California is joining 13 other states to create an alliance aimed at coordinating public health, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday in a direct rebuke of the Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s dramatic overhaul of the nation's public health systems. Newsom also noted the deep health care cuts President Trump and congressional Republicans have made this year in announcing the new alliance."
California and 13 other states plus Guam formed the Governors Public Health Alliance to coordinate public health leadership, improve communication, share information and respond quickly to new threats. The alliance was presented as a rebuke of the Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposed overhaul of national public health systems and a reaction to deep federal health care cuts. Governors aim to prioritize science, counter misinformation, and protect communities, ensuring decisions are driven by data and facts. California, Oregon and Washington earlier agreed to issue vaccine recommendations separate from federal guidance because of inconsistent federal vaccine guidance. All participating governors are Democrats, though the alliance is called nonpartisan and is reportedly financially supported by GovAct.
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