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Mass. public health leaders warn of federal grant cuts as DPH outlines equity and preparedness plan
Summary
Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein told the Joint Committee on Public Health the department is assessing roughly $100 million in expected federal grant losses and outlined six initiatives focused on racial equity, emergency preparedness, workforce, data and public hospital standards.
Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein told the Joint Committee on Public Health on March 17 that the agency is still analyzing recent federal funding decisions that she said could eliminate “close to a hundred million dollars in cuts” to the department over the next six to 18 months. The commissioner said the affected CDC and other federal grants support laboratory testing, surveillance and vaccine infrastructure.
Goldstein framed the department’s response around five strategic priorities and six major initiatives. “Our map calls out five key objectives to better serve Massachusetts,” she said,…
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