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National Institutes of Health Investment in Medical Research: Changes Under the Trump Administration
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Emma Uridge, M.P.H., Analyst, conducts research and policy analysis related to our work on population health, access to care, insurance coverage and other topics. Currently, Emma facilitates the Age-Friendly Public Health Systems initiative in Kansas. She has contributed to research on holistic care coordination and Medicaid expansion and has co-facilitated state-level task forces focused on older adult care and crisis standards of care. Her research interests include sustainably built environments, environmental health, Health in All Policies, One Health, food and water systems security and energy insecurity.
Before joining KHI, Emma served as an Environmental Public Health Specialist and Investigator at the Kansas City Missouri Health Department. In this role, she focused on food safety, the Summer Food Service Program, and provided support for the city’s public health response during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She earned her master’s degree in public health with an emphasis on food safety and biosecurity from Kansas State University. She has a bachelor’s degree in community health education from the University of Kansas.
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