070617 - State Fact Sheets - Prevention and Public Health Fund

Impact of the Prevention and Public Health Fund in ALABAMA Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Democrats & House Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats The Affordable Care Act established the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Prevention Fund) to expand and sustain national investments in prevention and public health programs Since 2010, Alabama has received more than $44 million through the Prevention Fund In 2017, the Prevention Fund will invest nearly $1 billion in critical public health programs across the country for community-based prevention, immunizations, outbreak preparedness and response, and more The TrumpCare bill would eliminate the Prevention Fund, decimating lifesaving public health investments in every state In FY 2016, Alabama received funds for the following programs: Alabama State Department of Public Health • $3,063,294 for immunization programs • $2,649,269 from the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant The Block Grant gives states flexibility to use the funding in ways that fit their communities and their unique needs • $457,434 to prevent and control heart disease and promote school health • $344,103 to prevent and control diabetes and promote school health • $308,365 for tobacco cessation programs • $298,291 for epidemiology and lab capacity programs Montgomery Area Community Wellness Coalition • $909,455 to combat health disparities through the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program University of Alabama at Birmingham • $943,212 to combat health disparities through the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program Alabama received a total of $8,973,423 in FY 2016 If the Prevention Fund were repealed, Alabama would lose more than $40 million over five years Impact of the Prevention and Public Health Fund in COLORADO Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Democrats & House Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats The Affordable Care Act established the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Prevention Fund) to expand and sustain national investments in prevention and public health programs Since 2010, Colorado has received more than $57 million through the Prevention Fund In 2017, the Prevention Fund will invest nearly $1 billion in critical public health programs across the country for community-based prevention, immunizations, outbreak preparedness and response, and more The TrumpCare bill would eliminate the Prevention Fund, decimating lifesaving public health investments in every state In FY 2016, Colorado received funds for the following programs: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment • $3,303,680 for immunization programs • $2,117,130 from the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant The Block Grant gives states flexibility to use the funding in ways that fit their communities and their unique needs • $782,153 to prevent and control heart disease and promote school health • $656,319 to prevent and control diabetes and promote school health • $628,248 for epidemiology and lab capacity programs • $259,275 for lead poisoning prevention • $247,690 to combat healthcare associated infections Colorado Black Health Collaborative, Inc • $455,239 to combat health disparities through the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program Stapleton Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities • $484,635 to combat health disparities through the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program Colorado received a total of $8,934,369 in FY 2016 If the Prevention Fund were repealed, Colorado would lose more than $40 million over five years ... Affordable Care Act established the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Prevention Fund) to expand and sustain national investments in prevention and public health programs Since 2010, Colorado... $57 million through the Prevention Fund In 2017, the Prevention Fund will invest nearly $1 billion in critical public health programs across the country for community-based prevention, immunizations,... preparedness and response, and more The TrumpCare bill would eliminate the Prevention Fund, decimating lifesaving public health investments in every state In FY 2016, Colorado received funds for