‘All public health is local’: Experts sound alarm on consequences of HHS shuttering NYC regional office
May 16, 2025
Public Health
Healthbeat
Hi! I'm Eliza Fawcett.
I cover public health in New York City for Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom from Civic News Company and KFF Health News.
Previously, I reported for The New York Times and the Hartford Courant. My work has also appeared in New York Focus, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Investigations
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Features
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Housing
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The New York Times
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Education
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Meet Me Downtown: Hartford, Conn.
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National
The New York Times
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Climate
The New York Times
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Hartford Courant
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Climate
Hartford Courant
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Hartford Courant
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Health
Hartford Courant
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Breaking News
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Metro
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Politics
The New York Times
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National
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The New York Times
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Nov. 24, 2022
National
The New York Times
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Nov. 22, 2022
National
The New York Times