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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FY 2006 Funding

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President's Budget

The President's FY 2006 budget proposes a total of $7.5 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) program level, a decrease of $491 million, a decrease of 6.1 percent. The majority of programs were reduced below current funding, including an 88.9 percent cut in building and facilities appropriations and the complete loss of funding for the Youth Media Campaign and the Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant. The post 9/11 growth in bioterrorism initiatives continued with a $56 million increase, including a 51.1 percent swell in funds for the strategic national stockpile.

FY 2005 Final Appropriations

On December 8, President Bush signed into law the FY 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 108-477). The omnibus agreement appropriates a program level of $7.2 billion for CDC, an increase of $820 million (11.4 percent) over FY 2004. The largest climbers were Vaccines For Children (VFC) stockpiles and catch-up immunizations ($448 million, 1120.0%), the biosurveillance initiative ($57 million, 259.1%), and Health Statistics appropriations ($19 million, 21.1%).

AAMC Activity

As a member of the CDC Coalition, the AAMC works with more than 100 organizations committed to strengthening our nation's prevention programs and assuring that health promotion and prevention programs are given top priority in federal funding. The CDC Coalition's mission is to support a funding level for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that enables it to carry out its mission to protect and promote good health and to assure that research findings are translated into effective state, local and community programs.

AAMC has endorsed the CDC Coalition's recommendation of $8.65 billion for CDC appropriations under the Public Health Budget for FY 2006. On April 1, this testimony was submitted for the record to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.

Background

In the medical and health arenas, CDC participates with other partners in setting quality assurance measures and making sure that preventive measures are well represented. CDC funds interventions and extramural research to advance knowledge and address critical community health issues. With the help of partners in schools, hospitals, universities, and many other settings, CDC represents an integral piece of the public health continuum.

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