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addressing the urgent risks that Zika
poses to pregnant women (www.cdc.
gov/zap). By improving our understanding of the relationship between
the virus and the birth defects it causes, the CDC's study will make park
and recreation agencies' work as local
public health messengers easier. The
CDC's research has given the public
health community additional information about preventative measures,
including the development of a Zika
vaccine and better diagnostic tools to
determine whether someone is infected with the virus.
Despite the study's ground-breaking findings and CDC's best efforts
to coordinate an international response to the virus, we're still fighting the war against Zika with one
hand tied behind our back. Dedicated and consistent funding from
the federal government is needed to
fight this war. Yet, despite the clear
and evident threat that Zika poses
and broad public support for taking
action to stop the spread of Zika,
Congress still continues to drag its
feet when it comes to funding the
Obama administration's $1.9 billion
request for Zika-related initiatives.
After running into legislative brick
walls at every turn, the Obama administration recently took action and
transferred $500 million that was set
aside to deal with the lingering 2014
Ebola outbreak in Africa to fund a
Zika response. While $500 million
isn't enough for a comprehensive response, this temporary funding will
help jumpstart and expand state and
local mosquito control programs,
speed up the development of a Zika
vaccine, educate women and health
providers about the dangers of Zika
and help Zika-affected countries slow
the spread of the virus.
Park and recreation agencies, and
	

the broader public health community, need Congress to be a dependable
and reliable partner- not an obstacle - in our efforts to better serve our
communities. That starts with properly funding public health, giving the

CDC the tools it needs to study and
eradicate Zika and making the virus
a clear priority until the threat to
pregnant women disappears. 
Oliver Spurgeon III is NRPA's Manager of
Government Affairs (ospurgeon@nrpa.org).

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