Public health experts warn that budget cuts could jeopardize U.S. health
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is warning that budget cuts set to take effect in January of next year will compromise efforts to protect American’s health by slashing funding for food safety, environmental protection and immunization and family planning programs.
APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), said the report released recently by the White House Office of Management and Budget on the Sequestration Transparency Act showed that the across-the-board cuts would have a drastic affect on critical public health programs.