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Mass. public health commissioner warns of federal grant cuts, outlines equity and preparedness priorities
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Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein told the Joint Committee on Public Health that recent federal actions will cut major CDC grants to Massachusetts, and outlined the department’s strategic priorities and initiatives to sustain core public‑health functions amid uncertainty.
Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, head of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, told the Joint Committee on Public Health that the department is still assessing the impact of recent federal grant actions and that “just yesterday, we were told that several large CDC grants we receive are being terminated.”
Goldstein told the committee that the cuts could affect laboratory testing, surveillance and epidemiology, vaccine infrastructure, and community engagement — services she described as “core functions of public health.” She said the department is continuing analysis to quantify impacts, but estimated the threatened CDC reductions could total in the tens of…
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