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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PUBLIC HEALTH-POLICE HEALTH SPENDING — Map. An investigation by The Associated Press and Kaiser Health News has found that per person spending at state and local public health departments has fallen over the past decade and jobs have been slashed, leaving the nation unprepared to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The following digital embed is a county map showing that most local governments spend more on policing than nonhospital health care. This Map is current as of June 26, 2020 and will not update. Source: State Health Expenditure Dataset project analysis of “Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances” 2017 data.
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