ASTHO President Anne Zink, MD, Testifies to Congress to Advocate for Sustainable and Flexible Public Health Funding
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
State, Health Resources and Services Administration, United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, HHS, Human services, Public, Policy, Health, Multimedia, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Assistant, CDC, Congress, MD, Patient, Sound, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, House Committee, Education, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Pharmaceutical industry, Nursing
Zink discussed the importance of Congress providing sustainable and flexible funding for key programs and initiatives at CDC, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Health Resources and Services Administration, and other federal agencies to improve our nation's public health.
Key Points:
- Zink discussed the importance of Congress providing sustainable and flexible funding for key programs and initiatives at CDC, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Health Resources and Services Administration, and other federal agencies to improve our nation's public health.
- "Governmental public health agencies are on the front line of protecting our nation and improving the health of the entire U.S. population.
- ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and freely associated states, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ.
- ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice.