Public Health System Concerns - Multiple CDC officials resigned due to political interference and budget cuts from the Trump administration [1] - Resignations highlight concerns about an unfolding emergency in the public health system [2] - The CDC relies on data for diagnosis, treatment, and outbreak response [6][7][8] - Public health work is often unnoticed until a major outbreak or pandemic [9] - Public health should be bipartisan, protecting all communities [11][12] Data and Infrastructure Challenges - Public health data systems are antiquated and underfunded [12] - The data office at CDC lost 30-35% of its staff, impacting system maintenance [13] - Radical transformation of public health systems is needed, requiring resources [15] - Over $35 billion has been invested in healthcare IT electronic health record systems [15] - Investment in public health data modernization started 5 years ago with less than 10% of the investment in electronic health records [15]