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Public Health 101: What it is
and why it matters

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

Working with its members that together represent 40 million health care professionals, researchers, lay volunteers, patients and their families, the Coalition seeks to ensure that funding for the programs and agencies that comprise the U.S. Public Health Service is adequate to meet public need.

These agencies include: National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Food and Drug Administration, Indian Health Service, and the Office of Public Health and Science.

Founded in 1970, the Coalition for Health Funding is the oldest, most broadly based health coalition focused on the budget and appropriations process. In 2000, the Coalition celebrated its 30th anniversary by honoring Surgeon General David Satcher and Rep. John Porter, then Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations.

One of the important principles that unites the Coalition's members is that the goal of improved health outcomes for all Americans can only be achieved through strong support for a continuum of biomedical, behavioral, and health services research; community based prevention strategies; health care services for the medically underserved; and education of a health professions workforce that is in adequate supply.

For more information on the Coalition for Health Funding activities, or how to join, please contact Marcia Mabee, MPH, PhD, Executive Director, 703-709-3001, mmabee@ix.netcom.com.

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