A new report from the healthcare nonprofit Trust for America’s Health, or TFAH, raises concerns about how proposed and enacted federal funding cuts will impact public health.

The report, entitled “Public Health Infrastructure in Crisis,” included interviews with leading state public health officials, including the head of the Alabama Department of Public Health.

TFAH is a nonpartisan nonprofit public health policy research and advocacy organization.

In a Wednesday media briefing ahead of the report’s release, panelists discussed the study’s findings regarding the projected impacts of workforce and funding cuts, as well as reorganizations for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The panel was composed of TFAH President and CEO Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, CEO of the Association of

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