1/ “The Great Recession of 2008 hit all sectors of local government hard, but whereas other sectors were able to bounce back, funding for public health did not recover."
-- Jennifer Kertanis, Director of Health at the Farmington Valley Health District, testifying before Congress
-- Jennifer Kertanis, Director of Health at the Farmington Valley Health District, testifying before Congress
2/ "...average local health department expenditures per capita decreased 30%, from $80 in 2008, to $56 in 2019.”
"Local public health budget cuts show themselves most clearly in workforce reductions that have made the current pandemic response even more challenging…"
"Local public health budget cuts show themselves most clearly in workforce reductions that have made the current pandemic response even more challenging…"
3/ "local health departments have actually lost 21% of their workforce capacity since 2008, with the number of full-time equivalent employees dropping from 5.2 per 10,000 people in 2008 to 4.1 per 10,000 people in 2019.”
4/ Watch testimony on the need to invest in public health infrastructure here: appropriations.house.gov/events/hearing…
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