Leaders from local public health departments around Michigan today said they’re working to adjust services in their communities in the face of rescinded federal grants and anticipated future cuts, and they’re concerned about what Michigan legislative leaders will decide as they finalize state budgets for this year.
At a press roundtable in Lansing, the Michigan Association for Local Public Health said declining local public health dollars call for recognition of what local public health actually does throughout the state, and what residents should expect in their communities as a result.
“People in every Michigan city and town use local public health services regularly, whether they realize it or not,” said MALPH Executive Director Norm Hess. “Whether it’s infectious disease surveillance to keep schoolkids healthy, or restaurant inspections to keep dining safe, beach testing in the summer months or emergency planning and response after major storms, local public health workers keep everyone safer and healthier.”
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