Sentences with phrase «toll of a public health crisis»

It's been several years since county budget hearings transformed into somber and tear - laden events, a testament to the duration and toll of a public health crisis affecting all parts of Erie County.

For the past three years, once - dry Erie County budget hearings have transformed into somber and tear - laden events, a testament to the duration and toll of a public health crisis locally and nationally.

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All levels of government, hurting from the toll the public health crisis has had on budgets, are taking action, from municipalities (Kermit, WV; Chicago, Il, Everett, WA) to counties (Mingo in WV; Nassau in NY; Orange in California) to states (Mississippi, Ohio, New Mexico).

Ten years: That's how long Poloncarz expects it will take before the county's overdose death toll stops being considered a public health crisis, before the number of people dying of fatal overdoses falls and no longer grips the public consciousness.