TFAH’s newly launched Public Health Programs Monitor (PHPM) provides a centralized view of the federal cuts to programs and operational activities that impact community health. Learn about the PHPM at www.tfah.org/initiatives/...

For 25 years, TFAH has worked to ensure healthy communities because our nation’s economic stability and security depends on it. To realize a future where public health is supported and well-funded, we must take action today! #NPHW

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Our nation’s vaccine schedule was built to best protect children as they grow. However, today’s announcement undermines this deliberate scientific process and places increased burden on parents and health providers to navigate an increasingly complex system. www.tfah.org/article/publ...

Today's vote on hepatitis B vaccine for newborns ignores decades of strong evidence of the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine, putting the health of children and all Americans at risk. www.tfah.org/article/j-na...

Rural and under-resourced communities have been particularly affected by executive actions and funding claw backs in the FY 25 and will be again by proposed FY 26budget cuts. www.tfah.org/report-detai...

Public Health Infrastructure in Crisis: HHS Workforce Cuts, Reorganizations, and Funding Reductions: Impacts and Solutions - TFAH

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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is meeting today to discuss newborn hepatitis B vaccines. Here's what you need to know.

12 former commissioners of the FDA came together to write a Perspectives piece for the New England Journal of Medicine; raising our concerns about recent changes to vaccine approval policy at the FDA and its implications for patients and public health.

Some CDC layoffs from last week have been reversed. But not for the analysts responsible for monitoring and protecting the United States from biological, chemical and nuclear threats www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit

More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.

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Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

BREAKING: Susan Monarez, forced out by RFK Jr as CDC director, to testify in front of Senate panel next week. Monarez has said RFK Jr pressured her around vaccines. RFK Jr has said she was untrustworthy. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. set to testify in Senate

The hearing would give Susan Monarez a high-profile opportunity to respond to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about her ethics and their conversations about vaccines.

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3 former Surgeon Generals issue a warning: "The CDC is more than just an agency. It is the cornerstone of public health... The recent turbulence at the CDC threatens to undermine this legacy, and we feel this is not just a bureaucratic or political issue. It’s truly a matter of life and death."

National Immunization Awareness month is almost over but the importance of staying up to date on vaccine schedules remains. www.tfah.org/story/immuni...

Immunizations are a Critical Public Health Tool to Support Both Individual and Community Health - TFAH

Observed annually in August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) highlights the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Some vaccines prevent the spread of diseases, while others pr...

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@fox5atlanta.bsky.social is covering the hits to CDC. We appreciate it as we are still SIP. We can confirm 16, 18, 21 and 24 were shot.

New Report - Pain in the Nation 2025: Recent progress in reducing substance misuse deaths is at risk due to federal budget cuts. Funding for prevention programs needs to be preserved. www.tfah.org/report-detai...

Pain in the Nation 2025: The Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths - TFAH

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Cory Booker as he breaks Strom Thurmond's speaking record: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people are more powerful."

With the flurry of funding cuts & the reluctance of public health officials to talk publicly about their impacts, it's hard to get a picture of what's really happening now & how it will impact you & your community. Valuable insight here: yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/threats-to...

Threats to public health at every angle

Covid anniversary, pandemic revisionism, chronic diseases, and a boulder going down the hill

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