A 50-year-old government survey on drug use may be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health received layoff notices Tuesday, as part of the overhaul of the U.

The Knox County Health Department has laid off seven employees ‒ six full-time and one part-time ‒ after the federal government suddenly cut grants that paid their salaries, Knox News has learned. The employees' salaries were paid for by a federal Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases grant designed to fight infectious disease outbreaks.

The funding slash is part of a number of cuts that new Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made, including the canceling of hundreds of millions of dollars in grants for research into vaccine hesitancy, LGBTQ populations and supporting HIV prevention.

Layoff notices began Tuesday, impacting workers across multiple agencies. The FDA will lose 3,500 jobs, the CDC 2,400, the National Institutes of Health 1,200, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 300, according to figures released by HHS.

Health department officials don't know if they will lose an additional $328,000 that was earmarked for renovations of the department.

The Texas health department reported 422 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase from 400 in its previous count on March 28.

Federal funding cuts force the Minnesota Dept. of Health to lay off 170 employees, affecting public health services.

Tribal leaders, health officials and community members have told lawmakers that restoring the job is critical for improving health outcomes in Indian Country.

The Texas health department reported 422 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase from 400 on March 28, as the United States battles one of the largest outbreaks of the disease in the past decade.

State officials said the cuts could hinder immunization efforts and impact some services offered to veterans, among other programs.