Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released a new study April 2 that finds Midwestern states receive less funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) than other states, at an average of $16.24 per person. Southern states receive the most CDC funding, with an average of $29.40 per person.
The new analysis, Shortchanging America’s Health: A State-by-State Look at How Federal Public Health Dollars Are Spent--2008, reviews key health statistics and federal funding for public health on a state-by-state level.
Federal funding for disease and injury prevention programs in states averages out to be $17.23 per person for FY07. However, CDC funding for individual states can vary by more than $56 per person, according to the analysis. Alaska receives more than any other state from the CDC at $69.76 per person. Kansas receives the least, at $13.61 per person. Download the report.
