JOURNAL ARTICLE

The United States is facing unprecedented challenges in the field of health and health care: what can and should we do about it? A call to action.

  • Published In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2025, v. 59, n. 1. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Group, The Late Career Health Scientist 3 of 3

Abstract

This article focuses on recent federal policy changes in the United States that have disrupted the nation’s health infrastructure by rescinding public health programs, reducing research funding, and undermining healthcare equity. Key developments include the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, Medicaid disruptions, data removal and censorship, and proposed budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all of which threaten research, public health practice, and early career researchers’ development. The article calls for coordinated advocacy, public awareness campaigns, grassroots mobilization, legal resistance, and international collaboration to defend scientific integrity, sustain health equity, and protect essential health services amid these challenges.

Additional Information

  • Source:Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2025/01, Vol. 59, Issue 1, p1
  • Document Type:Editorial
  • Subject Area:Communication and Mass Media
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0883-6612
  • DOI:10.1093/abm/kaaf030
  • Accession Number:191385488
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