Federal Cuts and Public Health: Social Media Sentiment Among Federal Employees
Using sentiment analysis of 44,216 public health–related posts from the FedNews Reddit forum (2020-2025), we found that fear and anger scores rose 32% and 63%, respectively, in 2025 over 2024. These results underscore the adverse mental health impact of federal workforce changes and funding cuts on public health employees.
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Published: 15 July 2026
Source: JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Category: Research
Topics: Jobs & economy · Healthcare
Retrieved: 16 July 2026
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ethics.ai (15 July 2026), “Federal Cuts and Public Health: Social Media Sentiment Among Federal Employees,” evidence record 10696, https://ethics.ai/record/10696 (originally published by JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)).
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