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Gloucester and Camden Counties are reeling from nearly $3.7 million in DOGE cuts to their health departments
Surprised and distressed, health officials in Camden and Gloucester Counties are reporting significant budget cuts authorized by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. In all, ...
Health department director under fire for alleged toxic work environment
Three unions representing employees with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department filed a complaint with the Board of ...
Some Crozer Health employees receive layoff notices amid potential shutdown: "People are going to die"
Despite efforts to find a buyer to save the bankrupt Crozer Health System in Delaware County, people say they've received layoff notices.
RFK Jr. says he’s ‘not familiar’ with $11B cuts to state and local health departments
Health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was unaware that his agency is trying to rescind more than ...
Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused
A 50-year-old government survey on drug use may be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the ...
Brute convicted in vicious subway hammer attack on NYC health department worker, faces 25 years
New York City health department worker Nina Rothschild said a day doesn’t go by that she doesn’t remember the vicious subway ...
Mass Layoffs Begin at RFK Jr's Department of Health
Layoff notices began Tuesday, impacting workers across multiple agencies. The FDA will lose 3,500 jobs, the CDC 2,400, the National Institutes of Health 1,200, and the Centers for Medicare and ...
Gov. Jeff Landry names new head of Louisiana health department
Gov. Jeff Landry named Bruce Greenstein as the new secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Greenstein was the health ...
Allegheny County Health Department to begin killing mosquito larvae
The Allegheny County Health Department will begin trying to kill mosquitoes before they even take flight. Throughout April and continuing into May, the health department's Housing and Community ...
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As Houston Health Department loses $42 million, federal funding cuts loom large for city housing department
The health department draws a majority of its funding from the federal government, according to City Controller Chris Hollins ...
Division of Public Health director for Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services resigns
The director of Nebraska's Division of Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Services announced her resignation Tuesday.
Meet Stella, the Cudahy Health Department's new certified therapy dog
Stella will offer emotional support, reduce anxiety, and enhance overall quality of life to those seeking services at the ...