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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · 20h

Congrats to the 5 BCHC member staff honored in @debeaumontfndtn.bsky.social’s #40Under40!
Tala Mansi & Rishi Sood, @nychealthy.bsky.social
John Sunil Kaleekal, @sfpublichealth.bsky.social
Rachel Gunsalus, Public Health–Seattle & King Co.
Mervin Dino, @cdph.bsky.social
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New Class of 40 Under 40 in Public Health Reflects a Dedicated and Compassionate Workforce

Class of 2025 honorees include leaders in state and local health departments, universities, nonprofits, and the private sector.

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · 21d

NEW report from @tfah.bsky.social gives a clear-eyed breakdown of the impact of recent and proposed cuts to federal public health programs: www.tfah.org/report-detai...

Graphic reads: The CDC faces a 53% funding cut if the administration's budget plan is adopted. Cuts to CDC funding mean cuts to state and local public health programs, putting Americans' health at risk.

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Sep 11

New data. Proven messages. Practical takeaways. Learn how to move the “moveable middle” on overdose prevention.
Our Sept. 10 webinar is now available to watch online.
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Webinar: Strengthening Support for Overdose Prevention: What the Public Thinks and How to Move Them

YouTube video by Big Cities Health Coalition

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Sep 3

How do city residents really feel about #OverdosePrevention, and what helps move them from “maybe” to “yes”? Join us next week to hear what the latest polling says about support for public health overdose prevention strategies. Sept. 10, 2pm ET.
🗓 Register now! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Closeup of hand re-stocking a public health vending machine with naloxone; text on top reads “Big Cities Health Coalition Messaging Webinar”

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Sep 2

This Public Health Lab Appreciation Month we honor the lab at @nychealthy.bsky.social, which recently traced a deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak to its source, stopping further spread. Labs like this protect us by detecting threats & guiding rapid response. #ThanksPHLabs www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

City assumes central role in Legionnaires’ outbreak as Adams vies for another term

Health Department inspectors traced a deadly cluster of Legionnaires' disease in Harlem back to two city sites, including a hospital.

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Aug 20

NEW MESSAGING RESEARCH: Support for public health #OverdosePrevention is strong—and it could be stronger. Our new playbook delivers original polling research, message testing, & strategies you need to solidify support for solutions we already know work www.bigcitieshealth.org/overdose-pre...

Graphic that shows middle-aged man looking solemnly upward. Text says "New Messaging Guide: 'At every point in our survey, voters find the lives saved via public health approaches to overdose credible and compelling. This impact should be the centerpiece of all communications.'"

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Aug 19

Want a simple way to support #PublicHealth today? Fill out a short form from our partners at @nacchoalerts.bsky.social to tell Congress you want them to release important funding for public health that's being blocked by the Office of Management and Budget. www.naccho.org/advocacy/tak...

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Aug 15

We stand with our CDC colleagues after last week’s shooting. The public health workforce deserves safety, respect, and unwavering support. www.bigcitieshealth.org/bchc-stateme... @tfah.bsky.social

BCHC joins statement in response to the attack on CDC - Big Cities Health Coalition

BCHC and other public health partners show solidarity and support for CDC colleagues after a targeted attack on August 8, 2025.

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Aug 11

Vaccine hesitancy isn’t the root problem; systemic failures are.
Phil Huang, director of Dallas Co. HHS, tells @cnn.com the bigger threats: disinfo, funding cuts, mixed messages from HHS leaders, politicizing vaccines, & looser exemptions. Solutions must start at the top www.cnn.com/audio/podcas...

How Vaccine Opt-Outs Could Put Classrooms at Risk - CNN One Thing - Podcast on CNN Podcasts

As schools start to reopen across the country, new CDC data shows that a record share of US kindergartners missed required vaccinations last school year. It comes as Health and Human Services Secretar...

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Aug 7

Austin Public Health built a tool that models #measles outbreaks *before* they happen, all thanks to federal funding. The simulator helps cities & schools across the US act early. Without continued federal investment, tools like this could disappear. www.bigcitieshealth.org/austin-measl...

Preventing the next outbreak: inside Austin’s measles readiness model - Big Cities Health Coalition

When measles reemerged in the U.S. earlier this year, public health leaders in Austin didn’t wait for it to knock on their door. Instead, they asked: What if it happened here? And more importantly, ho...

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jul 28

Environmental health doesn’t often get the spotlight—but it’s vital to our safety. Columbus Public Health used CDC infrastructure funds to cross-train its workforce. The result? Faster inspections, earlier hazard detection, and better health outcomes. www.bigcitieshealth.org/phig-columbu...

How Columbus uses CDC infrastructure funds to transform environmental health, keep communities safer - Big Cities Health Coalition

Thanks to CDC’s Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), Columbus Public Health has taken important steps to modernize and elevate the unsung field of environmental health.

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jul 24

Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in kids and #fluoride is one of our best tools to prevent it. That's why we've urged @fda.gov to affirm the science: fluoride is safe and essential for children’s oral health. www.bigcitieshealth.org/bchc-comment...

Child running a tap. Photo courtesy of CDC.

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jul 22

Overdose deaths are finally DROPPING, but local health depts can’t keep saving lives if the feds hold back OD2A funds. These dollars fuel the strategies that work. 📺 Our ED @chrissiejuliano.bsky.social explains on @localnewslive.bsky.social why this matters. www.localnewslive.com/video/2025/0...

Billions of dollars in funding for addiction programs cut

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jul 17

One of our favorite findings from @debeaumontfndtn.bsky.social's latest public health workforce survey: that more and more governmental public health workers want to get trained in policy and strategy. This is how we make long-term change for whole communities.

Infographic that says "Workers want to become more effective in responding to the needs of today's communities. Regardless of their current skill level, employees consistently rank policy engagement in their top 5 interest areas for training."

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jul 9

3,200+ families served. Zero maternal deaths.

NYC's Citywide Doula Initiative is delivering real equity in maternal care – improving outcomes and supporting families in the neighborhoods that need it most. Kudos to @nychealthy.bsky.social and their community partners. www.nyc.gov/office-of-th...

Mom holding infant in swaddle on her chest

Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jul 8

Through its Rides to Care program, the Detroit Health Department has given >10,000 rides to pregnant people and caregivers, removing a key barrier to health care for parents and babies in the city 🎉 www.fox2detroit.com/news/detroit...

Screenshot from news story, showing a mom who received rides through this program, holding her infant and talking to the reporter

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jun 25

We're standing up for vaccines. Our executive director, @chrissiejuliano.bsky.social, will offer comment at the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting this afternoon at about 4:15pm ET. Watch the remarks on the CDC livestream. www.youtube.com/live/2PnYYb_...

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - Day 1 of 2

YouTube video by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jun 23

TOMORROW! Join us & our partners for a conversation on supporting local decision-makers using opioid settlement funds. We'll cover policy, partnerships, & how to center lived experience. 🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@rti.bsky.social @changelabsolutions.bsky.social

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jun 13

The purge at #ACIP “obviously is going to decrease the number of people who are protected with these vaccines,”
Dr. Mysheika Roberts told @apoorvanyt.bsky.social. “I am concerned about what that means about herd immunity, ... about outbreaks & infections.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/h...

How Kennedy’s Purge of Advisers Could Disrupt U.S. Vaccinations

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Jun 12

We are particularly glad to see the childhood lead team back and able to support lead poisoning response in Milwaukee and other cities and towns across the US www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/h...

HHS reinstates more than 450 CDC employees fired in April reorganization, including childhood lead poisoning team | CNN

The US Department of Health and Human Services is reinstating more than 450 employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were fired as part of a massive reorganization in April, ...

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · May 12

Federal cuts forced Kansas City to halt critical lab upgrades—delaying testing for measles & STIs. This isn’t just one city’s problem. Local health depts nationwide need sustained funding to protect communities year-round.
📖 www.kshb.com/news/local-n...

A look inside Kansas City Health Department’s lab; how federal cuts make an impact

Kansas City, Missouri, leaders said a change to a federal grant is hampering plans to upgrade laboratories at the city's health department.

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cityhealth.bsky.social @cityhealth.bsky.social · Apr 24

Get updated urban health data and new metrics! Join @bigcitieshealth.org and Drexel University Urban Health Collaborative School of Public Health for a guided tour of the newest features in the Big Cities Health Inventory platform on May 13, 3 pm ET. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Tradeoffs @tradeoffs.org · Apr 23

State and local public health officials say RFK Jr.’s cuts to funding and the federal workforce are already weakening the country’s ability to respond to disease outbreaks.

We talked to @chrissiejuliano.bsky.social of @bigcitieshealth.org to find out more.

🎙️: tradeoffs.org/2025/04/10/h...

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Apr 21

Massive cuts to federal funding and staff are hitting local health departments hard. “I am now worried that we are going to be back where we were in 2020, with the way that the cuts have occurred,” says KC health director Marvia Jones in this interview with @kcur.org 🎧 www.kcur.org/podcast/up-t...

Kansas City health agencies brace for more funding cuts: ‘Our fear is about what’s coming next’

Kansas City-area public health departments are scrambling to make up for lost funds since the Trump administration canceled over $12 billion in federal health grants last month. Local agencies have be...

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Big Cities Health Coalition @bigcitieshealth.org · Apr 21

The Keep America Safe Coalition is mobilizing to protect the CDC Injury Center and preserve programs that reduce overdose deaths, suicide, and injuries. Join this webinar to get local tools for congressional outreach. 📆 Register now: keepamericasafe.info/events

Webinar promo graphic. Date is May 6, 1-2 pm ET. Other details are in text of post.