Coalition for Health Funding: Letter to Secretary Thompson on FY 2002 Budget



Home Members Board of Directors Testimony Correspondence Public Health Continuum Public Health 101: The leading Challenges for the U.S. in the Coming Decade	Correspondence Letter to Congressional Leadership on FY 2003 Appropriations January 6, 2003 The Honorable Dennis Hastert Speaker United States House of Representatives 235 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: The undersigned organizations respectfully urge all parties - the Administration, the House and the Senate - to work together to quickly finish FY 2003 appropriations when Congress returns January 7th and to provide the highest possible funding for the breadth of public health programs. The nation faces multiple challenges: the possibility of war with Iraq, an uncertain economy, the continuing war on terrorism and strengthening homeland security. These grave matters will require the close attention of Congress and the Administration in the coming months and particularly in the New Year. It is, therefore, essential that Congress and the Administration resolve their differences and finish the FY 2003 appropriations process as quickly as possible. The undersigned organizations urge you not to support a long-term Continuing Resolution that will disrupt programs across the U.S. Public Health Service impeding the planning and efficient delivery of a host of critical health and preventive health services, interrupting the training of health professionals in short supply and disrupting grants that fund biomedical, behavioral and health services research that harbors the hope of millions. To respond to this letter, please contact Marcia Mabee, PhD; Executive Director, Coalition for Health Funding; 11479 Waterview; Suite 200; Reston, VA 20190; voice: 703-709-3001; FAX: 703-709-3003. Sincerely, Academic Health Centers Clinical Research Forum Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families Allegheny Singer Research Institute Center for Genomic Sciences Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Alliance for Aging Research Alliance for Children and Families Alliance To End Childhood Lead Poisoning Alzheimer's Association Ambulatory Pediatric Association American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology American Association of Anatomists American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Dermatology Association American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Neurology American Academy of Nurse Practitioners American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Physician Assistants American Association for Dental Research American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy American Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc. American Association of Anatomists American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy American Association of Immunologists American Association of Pastoral Counselors American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work American Cancer Society American Chemical Society American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology American College of Cardiology American College of Clinical Pharmacy American College of Neuropsychopharmacology American College of Nurse-Midwives American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine American College of Preventive Medicine American College of Rheumatology American College of Surgeons American Counseling Association American Dental Association American Dental Education Association American Dental Hygienists' Association American Diabetes Association American Federation for Medical Research American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees American Foundation for AIDS Research American Gastroenterological Association American Geriatrics Society American Group Psychotherapy Association American Heart Association American Medical Student Association American Medical Women's Association American Mental Health Counselors Association American Nurses Association American Optometric Association American Osteopathic Association American Pediatric Society American Physiological Society American Podiatric Medical Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Nurses Association American Psychological Association American Psychological Society American Public Health Association American School Health Association American Social Health Association American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology American Society for Bone and Mineral Research American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics American Society for Microbiology American Society for Pediatric Nephrology American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics American Society for Reproductive Medicine American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Hematology American Society of Human Genetics American Society of Nephrology American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene American Sociological Association American Thoracic Society Anxiety Disorders Association of America Arthritis Foundation Association for Academic Surgery Association for Medical School Pharmacology Association for Molecular Pathology Association for Research in Otolaryngology Association for Surgical Education Association for the Advancement of Psychology Association of Academic Health Centers Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Association of Academic Physiatrists Association of American Medical Colleges Association of Chairs of Department of Physiology Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Association of Departments of Family Medicine Association of Family Practice Residency Directors Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs Association of Medical School Psychologists Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Association of Professors of Dermatology Association of Public Health Laboratories Association of Reproductive Health Professionals Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Association of Schools of Public Health Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine Association of University Centers on Disabilities Association of University Professors of Neurology Association of University Programs in Health Administration Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Biophysical Society Boston University School of Medicine Boys Town National Research Hospital Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University California Area Health Education Center Campaign for Medical Research Case Western Reserve University Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Center for Science in the Public Interest Center for the Advancement of Health Child Welfare League of America Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Clinical Social Work Federation Coalition for American Trauma Care Coalition for Health Funding Coalition for Health Services Research Coalition of Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue Columbia University Health Sciences Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Community Voices - El Paso Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals Consortium of Social Science Associations Cooley's Anemia Foundation Coriell Institute for Medical Research Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Councils of the American Society for Investigative Pathology Creighton University Christiana Health Care System Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Dartmouth Medical School Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Duke University Health System Eastern Virginia Medical School Endocrine Society Every Child By Two Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Florida AIDS Action Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Friends of the National Library of Medicine Friends for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research General Clinical Research Centers Program Directors' Association Genetic Alliance Gerontological Society of America Harvard Medical School HIV Medicine Association Human Rights Campaign Infectious Diseases Society of America Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research International Society of Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing Jeffrey Modell Foundation Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Legal Action Center Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport. March of Dimes Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Dermatology Society Medical Group Management Association Medical Library Association Mount Sinai Medical Center NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research National Alliance for the Mentally Ill National Association for Biomedical Research National Association for Children of Alcoholics National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information National Association for Rural Mental Health National Association for Sport and Physical Education National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders National Association of Children's Hospitals National Association of Community Health Centers National Association of County and City Health Officials National Association of County Behavioral Health Directors National Association of Drug Court Professionals National Association of Geriatric Education Centers National Association of Local Boards of Health National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems National Association of School Nurses National Association of School Psychologists National Association of Social Workers National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors National Association of State EMS Directors National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges National Black Nurses Association, Inc National Black Women's Health Project National Caucus of Basic Biomedical Science Chairs National Center for Health Education National Coalition for Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Coalition of STD Directors National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Institute for Health Care Management National Kidney Foundation National Marfan Foundation National Mental Health Association National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Network for Youth National Organization for Rare Disorders National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties National Osteoporosis Foundation National Recreation and Park Association National Rural Health Association New York University School of Medicine North American Primary Care Research Group North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health Orthopaedic Hospital of Los Angeles Orthopaedic Research Society Orthopaedic Trauma Association Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Partnership for Prevention Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Penn State College of Medicine PXE International Research!America Research Triangle Institute Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Shands HealthCare Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation Society for Adolescent Medicine Society for Investigative Dermatology Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Society for Neuroscience Society for Pediatric Research Society for Public Health Education Society for Research in Child Development Society for Women's Health Research Society of General Internal Medicine Society of Internal Medicine Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Society of University Surgeons Southern Illinois School of Medicine Spina Bifida Association of America Spina Bifida Foundation State Associations of Addiction Services Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Medical Center Suicide Prevention Action Network SUNY Upstate Medical University Temple University School of Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center The Genome Action Coalition The Johns Hopkins University The Protein Society Tourette Syndrome Association Trust for America's Health Shands Health Care UCLA School of Medicine United Cerebral Palsy Associations University at Albany School of Public Health University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Arizona University of California, San Diego University of California, San Francisco University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System University of Cincinnati College of Medicine University of Colorado University of Connecticut School of Medicine University of Florida Health Science Center University of Iowa Health Care University of Kansas School of Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey University of Michigan Health System University of Michigan Medical School University of Minnesota University of Missouri Health Care University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine University of North Carolina University of North Carolina School of Medicine University of Oklahoma College of Medicine University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester Medical Center University of South Alabama University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Utah Health Science Center University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison UPMC Health System Vanderbilt University Medical Center Wake Forest University School of Medicine Washington Business Group on Health Weill Medical College of Cornell University West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships / Winding Roads Health Consortium West Virginia University School of Medicine Wisconsin Association for Biomedical Research & Education Wright State University School of Medicine Wyoming Area Health Education Center
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Letter to Congressional Leadership on FY 2003 Appropriations