Trust for America's Health Initiatives

Public Health Funding

Public Health Funding

Protecting the health and safety of Americans should be the top responsibility of our nation's leaders. But experts say the country currently does not devote the resources needed to adequately help prevent disease and protect the health of Americans. Consequently, serious gaps exist in the nation's ability to safeguard health, putting our families, communities, states, and nation at risk.

TFAH tracks annual federal and state spending on public health in its Shortchanging America's Health report, and provides recommendations for increasing accountability so we can be sure taxpayer dollars are being used effectively to improve our nation's health.

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Policy Information

May 2009
TFAH Letter to Senate Finance Committee on Coverage Options

March 2009
TFAH Testimony in Support of Reliable Funding for Public Health

April 2009
TFAH Letter in Support of the Health Workforce Investment Act of 2009

March 2009
Coalition Letter to White House on Spending Wellness Funding

February 2009
TFAH Letter to President in Support of Wellness Funding in Stimulus

February 2009
Coalition Letter to Conferees in Support of Wellness Funding in Stimulus

February 2009
Coalition Letter to Senate in Support of Wellness Funding in Stimulus

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Press Releases

February 16, 2012
TFAH Statement on Cuts to Prevention Fund to Finance the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: the Agreement Sells Out America’s Health

February 13, 2012
TFAH Statement on the President’s Budget Announcement: Deeply Disappointed by the Proposed Cuts to Prevention, CDC

September 29, 2011
TFAH Statement on the 10 Year Anniversary of the Anthrax Attacks: Progress and Gaps in Public Health Preparedness

September 27, 2010
Millions of Americans Are Living with Hidden Epidemics of Hepatitis B and C, Top Experts Warn

June 18, 2010
Prevention and Public Health Fund to Jumpstart Community-Based Prevention Programs

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Resources

Selected items from TFAH's Resource Library:

American Public Health Association
The American Public Health Association builds a collective voice for public health, working to ensure access to health care, protect funding for core public health services and eliminate health disparities, among many other issues.

Coalition for Health Funding
The Coalition for Health Funding is a nonprofit alliance of 50 national health organizations that works in a nonpartisan fashion to ensure that health spending remains visible as Congress and the Administration set federal budget priorities.

Federal Funding for Obesity Related Programs
Facts from F as in Fat 2008 Report

Health and Human Services Office of Budget
The Office of Budget provides analytical support and recommendations to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology on budget, performance, and program policy issues.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation, focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S. Their three major focus points are policy analysis and research, acting as a clearinghouse for public health and policy information, and developing and running large-scale public health information campaigns in the United States and around the world.

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