CDC to slash infectious-disease funding for states; California impact uncertain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified the California Department of Public Health it is suspending grants it had provided to support the state's infectious-disease response during ...
Gov. Newsom's budget leaves California vulnerable to public health crisis amid Trump cuts
Gov. Newsom must seek emergency funds and significantly increase the state budget for combating infectious diseases. While ...
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Opinion: Federal public health shakeups may trigger California’s next crisis
It’s time to prepare for more outbreaks, less federal money by increasing state budget for combating infectious diseases.
California launches ‘first of its kind’ pesticide warning system. Here’s how it works
California launched a new statewide online pesticide notification system this week that will warn farmworkers beforehand of ...
It’s costing California more than expected to provide immigrant health care. Is coverage at risk?
In January, the Department of Health Care Services, which oversees Medi-Cal, estimated California is spending $2.7 ...
Feds cancel $12 billion of grants to state health department, including $130 million to Washington
At least $130 million in federal funding to the Washington Department of Health was cancelled this week. The cuts are part of at least $12 billion federal Health and Human Services grants to state ...