CT health departments reel under federal funding whiplash, state scrambling for solutions

Connecticut Public – Tuesday, April 22, 2025
By Sujata Srinivasan

Local public health departments have begun laying off health experts and pausing vital contract work following federal funding cuts. But the state’s top public health official said she is playing “strategic defense” to find ways to extend key programs.

Dr. Manisha Juthani, commissioner of the state Department of Public Health, said her agency is in limbo as the federal government and courts continue to go back and forth on funding cuts.

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