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How prepared are Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana for the next major public health emergency?

Tim Green of Cleves, Ohio, sells masks to a customer - hard to come by at the time - in the wake of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Cincinnati.
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Tim Green of Cleves, Ohio, sells masks to a customer - hard to come by at the time - in the wake of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Cincinnati.

The United States surpassed a million deaths due to COVID-19 in 2022 — at the same time rates of routine vaccinations for young children and adults continued to decrease.

Last year also marked the eighth year in a row that the U.S. had 10 or more separate weather-related disasters with damages totaling $1 billion or more, according to the

In its new report, "Ready or Not 2023: Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism," Trust for America's Health measures how prepared states are for a range of public health emergencies.

The

On Cincinnati Edition, we talk about how Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana ranked, and about public health preparedness in Greater Cincinnati.

Guests:

  • Dr. Nadine Gracia, president and CEO of
  • Tiffany Mattingly, vice president for clinical strategies at

Listen to Cincinnati Edition live at noon M-F. Audio for this segment will be uploaded after 4 p.m. ET.

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