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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/NevadaPublicHealth-EH-01.jpg38402560As the covid-19 pandemic grinds on, Elko County, Nevada, still lacks a public health department. Yet its elected leaders rejected federal funds that could have helped it create one. Decisions like the one in Elko, and ones made by officials with other state and local governments, leave health experts concerned about whether the country's public health infrastructure will be prepared to handle future health challenges.