When Policy Undermines Public Health: The Human Cost of Funding Cuts
When Policy Undermines Public Health: The Human Cost of Funding Cuts Policy decisions are often negatively impacting public health, threatening years of scientific progress and affecting the health of the people these programs are intended to serve. At a local level, San Francisco has seen a decrease in harm reduction resources for drug users due to a new mayoral candidate's approach to treatment. Dr. Erin Wilson, a UCSF professor and senior research scientist, demonstrated the correlation between increased adherence to anti-retrovirals in people with HIV and an increase in overdose deaths in San Francisco. She also linked this decrease in treatment adherence to lower rates of viral suppression and increased HIV transmission in San. On a federal level, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has experienced budget cuts and restructuring, leading to the loss of funding for many research projects. The loss of research impact has led researchers to develop workarounds in countries where they previously conducted research, allowing them to continue using grant funding.
Publicerad : 12 timmar sedan förbi Sylvie Sturm i Politics Health
Policy decisions are drastically reshaping public health, and the consequences go far beyond budgets, threatening years of scientific progress and affecting the health of the people these programs wer... [3417 symbols]
Ämnen: Social Issues, US Politics
