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New Report Finds Midwestern States Receive Least Federal Support for Public Health

Published in AIDS Weekly and Law, April 17th, 2008

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) released a new study today that finds Midwestern states receive less funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) than other states.

Midwestern states receive less funding from the CDC than other states, at an average of $16.24 per person. Western states receive the second least, with an average of $19.74 per person. Northeastern states receive an average of $23.37 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,...

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