By Shaun Delliskave
The City Journals
In a sweeping move with immediate local consequences, the Trump administration’s sudden cancellation of federal public health grants has dealt a significant blow to the Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD), forcing the department to prepare for the layoff of at least 17 employees. The funding cuts terminate millions in previously committed Center of Disease Control (CDC) support, jeopardizing vital programs in epidemiology, nursing, communications and community outreach, and leaving health officials scrambling to absorb the fallout.
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