BCHC and others ask Congress to protect Prevention and Public Health Fund
February 2025
The Prevention Fund provides critical funding to every state and territory as well as cities and tribes to promote the health of residents and prevent epidemics.
Big Cities Health Coalition and 200 other organizations joined a letter to oppose any reduction or elimination of the Prevention Fund during the budget reconciliation process.
Elimination of the Prevention Fund would translate into funding shortfalls in programs that cities and states have long relied upon to keep their residents healthy and safe.
Now is the time to shore up the country’s readiness for health threats in order to save lives, protect the economy, and support national security. The Prevention Fund provides key investments in infectious disease prevention and detection. The Prevention Fund also supports epidemiologists and public health laboratory capacity in every state and U.S. territory to detect and investigate outbreaks and prevent further infections.
In its first 15 years (FY2010-24), the Prevention Fund invested more than $13.5 billion in resources to states, localities, tribes, and community organizations in support of critical prevention and public health programs, including chronic disease. Elimination of the Prevention Fund would translate into funding shortfalls in programs that cities and states have long relied upon to keep their residents healthy and safe.
Congressional members are urged to reject the proposed cuts to the Prevention Fund and ensure that public health and prevention programs across the country can carry out their mission of saving lives and improving health.
