The AAMC joined a July 7 letter signed by 164 public health organizations opposing the $1.8 billion (22%) cut to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), including the elimination of funding for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control — a cut of $761 million below fiscal year (FY) 2024 — in the House FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
The letter described the importance of strong investment in the CDC. “Robust investment in the CDC and its diverse array of programming is vital to America’s health and well-being. The Injury Center provides distinct primary prevention programming, research, and evaluation that is not duplicative to programs across other agencies, and the proposed cuts would effectively undo decades of progress toward a safe and healthy future.”
The House Appropriations Committee voted along party lines to advance the spending bill that funds the CDC on July 11 (see related story), after adopting an amendment to restore funding for the Injury Center for one program related to domestic and sexual violence prevention.
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