Vigilance and Public Health

A new report released by the Trust for Americas Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) shows that many public health programs across the nation are at serious risk in the current budget crisis. The report finds that there are serious gaps in the nations ability to protect citizens against health threats. With the current state of the economy, these gaps are only going to get bigger, causing public health programs and jobs to be cut. Further cuts will put more Americans at risk for illnesses and diseases that could be prevented and, in the end, save health care costs.

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