California Taps Former CDC Leaders to Head New Public Health Initiative

Former CDC Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration Hired by California

YouTube@KGET News   The state of California is hiring two former CDC officials who criticized the Trump Administration.  The state is bringing in Susan Monarez, a former CDC director who was fired in late August.  It is also hiring Doctor Debra Houry, a former chief medical officer of the CDC.  She resigned partly in protest of Monarez’s firing.  Both officials said the Trump Administration was abandoning scientific standards on public health m…

Top former CDC officials to lead California public health project

Governor Newsom is bringing on top former CDC officials to lead a new public health exchange in California

Former CDC Leaders Who Criticized RFK Jr. Will Lead New California Public Health Agency

In public health news, measles cases are continuing to rise across the United States. According to the CDC, the number of confirmed measles cases has topped 1,900 this year — higher than any year since the U.S. declared the disease eliminated in 2000. In South Carolina, there were 129 confirmed cases this month; 250 people are quarantining. This comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to express skepticism about vaccinating chi…

California taps former CDC leaders to head new public health initiative

Gov. Newsom launched a new public health initiative Monday led by former CDC leaders, including one who HHS Sec. RFK Jr. fired for disagreements over vaccine policy.

Governor Newsom Unveils PHNIX Initiative Targeting Health Innovation

Governor Newsom launches PHNIX to enhance public health innovation and collaboration in California.