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Local health departments (LHDs) play an important role in the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and viral hepatitis. We have the tools and technologies to end the HIV epidemic, eliminate hepatitis B and C, and effectively prevent and treat STIs, but we must ensure that local public health has the funding to achieve these goals. But for nearly a decade, LHDs have faced stagnant and declining budgets. This issue brief explores how these funding cuts impede LHDs’ capacity to promote and protect the health of their communities, especially as new challenges arise.

Category: CH

Product Code: NA788PDF