The National Association of Counties (NACo) released a new report summarizing the concerns and priorities of county leaders regarding COVID-19 recovery. While counties face diverse challenges, 64 percent counties reported that the pandemic’s health and economic impacts are of equal concern. Areas of top concern are individual and small business financial relief, disproportionate impacts on communities of color, unemployment, health impacts beyond the virus (like mental health), access to food and housing, and more federal funding programs to assist with recovery. County leaders identified a range of county needs going forward, including gap funding to make up for lost revenues, funding with fewer strings attached, improved broadband, and opportunities to share best practices among counties and to create new partnerships. #covid-19 #mentalhealth #foodsecurity
County priorities include both economic and public health aspects in pandemic recovery
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