Nashville joins three local governments in suing federal government over public health cuts

Nashville joins three local governments in suing federal government over public health cuts • Tennessee Lookout

Metro Public Health staff member Molly Shine preps a vaccine while sisters Maya and Sara Gana wait at a Nashville mobile vaccine clinic in 2021. (Photo: John Partipilo/John Partipilo)The city of Nashville has sued the federal government over the abrupt halt of federal public health grants to vaccinate children, test for infectious disease, operate community clinics and conduct outreach to unhoused individuals. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in a Wa…

Nashville joins three local governments in suing federal government over public health cuts

The city of Nashville has sued the federal government over the abrupt halt of federal public health grants to vaccinate children, test for infectious disease, operate community clinics and conduct outreach to unhoused individuals. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in a…

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Youth Safety Office leader named; Nashville sues RFK Jr. - Nashville Banner

SETTING UP SHOP: Mayor Freddie O’Connell on Friday announced the appointment of Phyllis Hildreth to lead the newly formed Office of Youth Safety in the mayor’s office. The entity was created in response to advocacy from the Southern Movement Committee at Metro Council last year. The group requested $10 million for a series of initiatives focused on youth safety, and the council ultimately allocated $1 million. Hildreth has served as an executive…

Metro Nashville joins lawsuit against federal government again — this time over sudden public health cuts

Metro Nashville and a handful of other local governments are suing the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. The agency cut $11 billion in local public health funding — without warning — earlier this year. The lawsuit argues that the cuts are illegal, and it asks the court to reinstate the funding. The immediate cancellation caused sudden layoffs and program cuts across the country. In Nashville, that included canceled measles vaccine clini…