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'Very chaotic': Local health officials in 'turmoil' after $117M in funding cuts

Multiple states, including Nevada, are suing the federal government over cuts to public health grants.
The lawsuit arises from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services terminating grants intended for states.
The terminated grants total nearly $12 billion, potentially causing chaos for health agencies and impacting programs.
Attorney General Ford stated the cuts display indifference to Nevadans; North Dakota lost about $3.2 million.
These funding cuts lead to layoffs, rescinded job offers, and cancellation of public health programs, impacting communities.

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Alaska’s public health programs lose millions in federal grant funding

The frontier building in Anchorage houses the state’s division of public health. (Rachel Cassandra/Alaska Public Media) The federal government notified the state that Alaska’s division of public health won’t receive millions of dollars in public health grants it was expecting over the next two years. The state department of health, which oversees the division, did not agree to an interview for this story, but spokesperson Alex Huseman said by em…

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Minnesota Department of Health issues 170 layoff notices in response to federal grant cuts

Trump administration cuts $11 billion nationally in grants earmarked for the COVID-19 response, but state health officials say the grants are funding other priorities and that their loss will slow investigations and responses to avian influenza and other infectious diseases.

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Nevada joins coalition suing RFK Jr, HHS over federal public health grant cuts

Nevada is joining a multi-state coalition suing the federal government over cuts to public health grants, alleging they have plunged health agencies into chaos.

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Clark County Health Department facing uncertainty over funding as budget cuts loom

Although the exact dollar figure has yet to be determined, one thing is clear—Health First Indiana and lifesaving local initiatives are at risk.

3 days ago·Louisville, United States

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'Very chaotic': Local health officials in 'turmoil' after $117M in funding cuts

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Local public health authorities are still figuring out the next steps in the wake of federal health cuts from the Department of Health and Human Services. Nearly $117 million in COVID-era grants and funding are set to go away. But these are grants that departments were expecting to have for at least another year, and they were practically given no notice. The Oregon Health Authority has already warned the 988 Crisis Line…

3 days ago·Portland, United States

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All Politics Is Local -- Including HHS Funding Cuts

(MedPage Today) -- Cuts to the HHS staff and budget will have far-reaching effects on state and local health departments, and some repercussions have already begun, according to public health leaders and advocates. At a press conference Friday...

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