No. of Recommendations: 4
HIV prevention? Gone.
Asthma and air quality team? Gone.
Environmental hazard response? Gone.
Gun violence prevention? Gutted.
Communications? Gutted.
Worker safety? Gone.
Reproductive health? Gone.
Birth defects? Gone.
Disability health? Gone.
TB prevention? Gone.
Blood disorder programs? Gone.
National survey on drug use and mental health? Gone.
Lead poisoning prevention? Gone.
Water safety? Gone.
Tobacco control division? Gone.
All true and worth repeating.
In a related vein, and I have no data to back up what I say here- at this point it’s just a feeling and a perception-
But I’m beginning to believe that normal data tracking, forecasting and reporting functions at NOAA are beginning to degrade. We know they’ve also suffered “the touch of Elon”, but little lags in weather apps are starting to show up; tornado warnings without accompanying specificity, here and there- forecasts missing- little things, as I said, but troubling. Doesn’t bode well for the coming storm and hurricane season.
No. of Recommendations: 4
The return on investment chart at the link is worth looking at too. The payback on health programs is great. The destruction of them will cost the economy Trillions and result in shortened lifetimes for people who will suffer with more chronic health problems.
