Federal Cuts to Department of Health and Human Services, CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Program Threaten Pennsylvania's Children

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April 4, 2025

This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced federal funding cuts and workforce reductions within the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which includes cutting the entirety of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program staff and funding.