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News From Washington
CPH Mentioned in The Coloradoan Newspaper
Our 2009 Annual Report is now available!
Executive Director Addresses APHL Board & Chairs at Annual Meeting
CPH & CPH Foundation Release Summer Newsletter
Give CPH Your Feedback, Fill Out Our New Survey Today!
Members of Congress Ask Appropriators for Higher CDC Funding
CPH Applauds Congress for Health Reform Passage
Take Action!
Public Health Leaders Roundtable Meeting Features Key House and Administration Staff
President's FY2011 Budget Released, CDC Funding Cut
2009 Highlights (or scroll down below)
Prevention Letter to Congress Signed by Former CDC Directors, Prominent Health Leaders
New CDC Director Addresses CPH Roundtable
CPH Hosts Media Strategy Session Focused on Prevention
Health IT Briefing On Hill Draws Large Crowd
Health Reform Survey Results
CDC Ads Launched in Metro Trains April 15
More Than Thirty Members of Congress Support Increased CDC Funding for FY2010
CPH Leadership Launches New Foundation
July 2010
CPH Mentioned in The Coloradoan Newspaper
Click here to read the editorial piece
The Coloradoan Newspaper's Editorial Board wrote a piece in the Sunday paper and had a related story on Saturday, too, about proposed cuts to the CDC's Ft. Collins vector-borne disease lab. Both pieces quoted the Campaign for Public Health's ED, Karl Moeller. The lab was slated for cuts in the President's FY11 budget request to Congress earlier this year.
To view Saturday's article, click here
June 2010
OUR 2009 ANNUAL REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE!
Click here to read about our work last year.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADDRESSES APHL BOARD & CHAIRS
CPH Executive Director Karl Moeller gave a presentation to the Association of Public Health Laboratories' Board Members and Council of Chairs at their Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 6.
To view the presentation, click here. Please note, it may take a few minutes to download due to the size of the file.
May 2010
CPH & CPH FOUNDATION RELEASE SUMMER 2010 NEWSLETTER
The Campaign for Public Health and The CPH Foundation have released the third edition of their joint newsletter, entitled The Update, which contains relevant and timely information on both organizations as well as other policy news from Washington.
To read the Summer 2010 edition of The Update, click here.
News from CPH:
-CPH Leadership on Capitol Hill for Advocacy Meetings
-APHL Annual Meeting Includes CPH Executive Director as Guest Speaker
News from The CPH Foundation:
-The CPH Foundation Hosts Members of Congress on Tour of the CDC's Atlanta Headquarters
-CDC Director Speaks with House and Senate Staff on Capitol Hill
-Disease Surveillance Fact Sheets Blanket Capitol Hill
GIVE CPH YOUR FEEDBACK, FILL OUT OUR NEW SURVEY TODAY!
The Campaign for Public Health has developed a quick survey for our partners, colleagues and website visitors to use to give us feedback on our programs, mission and communications methods.
Now in our sixth year, CPH is currently undertaking a review of our strategic plan. Your feedback is critical to our work and we are eager to incorporate your views.
This survey will take you approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Your anonymous critique of these and other aspects of our work would provide us with valuable information as we move forward.
To take the survey, click here.
March 2010 The Campaign for Public Health applauds the House of Representatives and the United States Senate for including strong disease control and prevention provisions in the historic Health Reform bill passed by Congress on March 21. CPH has advocated for a greater investment in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 2004. We are very pleased to see the substantial investment in prevention and wellness through the Prevention and Public Health Fund. These funds will help the CDC do more to proactively protect Americans from disease. While our nation’s health system has historically focused on treating illness rather than looking for ways to keep Americans healthy, many provisions in this bill reflect a stark departure from that troubling trend. More information on this Public Health Fund can be found here. This, however, is only one area of the bill that specifically focuses on prevention. Many of the bill’s other provisions also include a place at the table for public health, wellness and prevention efforts. CPH commends members of both the House and Senate and congratulates President Obama for crafting a measure that makes the prevention of disease an integral part of our nation’s health care system. President Obama’s budget request to Congress asks for a $130 million cut to the core disease control and prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Congress needs to hear from you to know that this is not acceptable! Representatives Kay Granger (R-TX), Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) are inviting their colleagues in the House of Representatives to co-sign a letter to the Appropriations committee asking for more funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After only a few days, over a dozen members have agreed to co-sign the letter. Please call your representative today to ask that they sign-on to this letter in support of greater CDC funding. The deadline to sign-on has been extended until this Friday, March 19th. A strong showing of support is needed. If you aren’t sure which member of Congress represents you, visit http://www.house.gov/htbin/zipfind to look up your Representative by zip code. Ask for the Legislative Assistant who handles health issues, and kindly request that your Representative support prevention efforts by signing on to the McGovern/Granger appropriations letter requesting increased funding for the CDC’s work to prevent disease, disability and death.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ASK APPROPRIATORS FOR HIGHER CDC FUNDING
On Friday, March 19th, more than twenty members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed on in support of an important letter that was sent to the senior members of the House LHHS appropriations subcommittee. This letter asked that appropriators give vital public health, prevention and wellness programs a greater priority in the FY2011 LHHS appropriations bill. Within the letter was a specific request that appropriators fund the core programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, our nation's premier health protection agency, at an $8.6 billion level in FY2011.
The Campaign for Public Health applauds those members of Congress who signed on to this letter in support of higher CDC funding, for their commitment to our nation's health.
To view this noteworthy letter, click here.
CPH APPLAUDS CONGRESS FOR HEALTH REFORM PASSAGE
For additional information on the public health provisions within the health reform bill, click here.
TAKE ACTION!
Click here to view the letter.
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS ROUNDTABLE MEETING FEATURES KEY HOUSE AND ADMINISTRATION STAFF
On March 8, CPH hosted the first meeting of its Public Health Leaders Roundtable in the new year. Marc Garufi, Chief of the Office of Management and Budget's Public Health Division was one of two guest speakers. Mr. Garufi touched on the President's FY2011 budget proposal for the CDC, the division's mission to improve public health in a fiscally responsible manner and the government's commitment to public health.
Nicole Kunko, Professional Staff of the LHHS Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives also spoke at the meeting. Ms. Kunko addressed the current state of health reform, the CDC's budget structure and public health funding priorities.
Both speakers were present for an extensive question and answer period, during which Roundtable members asked a variety of questions about pending health reform legislation and the future of the U.S. health system among other issues.
The Roundtable looks on as House staffer
Nicole Kunko discusses health reform.
Research!America President Mary Woolley
discusses the President's budget proposal with
a member of the Office of Management and Budget.
February 2010
PRESIDENT'S 2011 BUDGET RELEASED, CDC FUNDING CUT
On Monday, February 4th, President Obama released his FY2011 budget proposal for the federal government, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Campaign for Public Health Foundation has updated its unique CDC budget tracking chart with data from the President's budget proposal. Click here to view the chart on The CPH Foundation's site.
The Campaign for Public Health believes the Obama Administration set the bar too low for prevention and wellness funding in its most recent fiscal year 2011 budget request to Congress. Despite calling for greater focus on prevention in his first address to Congress last year, Mr. Obama’s second budget request to Congress is a sharp departure from what many in the public health community felt would be a time of much-needed investments in our nation’s beleaguered public health infrastructure. To read the full statement, click here.
In the President’s budget request to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget proposed cutting the CDC’s core discretionary budget by $131 million. With a one-time shift of some $224 million in funding from the Department of Health and Human Services, OMB may have managed to backfill this critical agency in the short term. Still, the message this sends Congress and the longer-term vision it paints for this agency are both troubling. Recommending to Congress that the CDC absorb another cut in funding is a dangerous step for our nation’s public health programs and sends these critical disease prevention efforts in the wrong direction.
November 2009
NOVEMBER 23RD IS PUBLIC HEALTH THANK YOU DAY!
See below for statements from the CDC Director and CPH...
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
"Public Health Thank You Day is an excellent opportunity to recognize those who have committed their lives to promoting a long, productive and healthy life for all people. As there is greater focus on improving our health system, your hard work, expertise and dedication are critical and greatly appreciated. I am optimistic about our ability to preserve and protect the health and lives of Americans."
Campaign for Public Health
The Campaign for Public Health is pleased to join our colleagues at Research!America in celebrating Public Health Thank You Day on November 23rd. The tireless work of public health officials to prevent disease, disability and death in our communities too often goes unnoticed. CPH is pleased to take part in this important day and to recognize those public health workers who are dedicated to improving our nation’s health. Karl Moeller, Executive Director of the Campaign for Public Health stated, “Public health officials are doing incredible work and making enormous strides in improving our nation’s health. The use of sound public health research has allowed for the development of effective, science-based public health programs in areas from chronic disease prevention to maternal and child health threats. Supporting these and other public health efforts with adequate funding must be a top priority.” Two former Surgeons General;
Two former high ranking members of Congress; Prominent budget, policy and executive leaders who served at the Department of Health and Human Services; and Local health leaders from municipalities around the nation. To read a copy of the letter, click here. NEW CDC DIRECTOR ADDRESSES CPH ROUNDTABLE Roundtable Meeting on September 10th
Public Health Thank You Day brings to light the innovative and successful work public health officials have undertaken this year, despite massive budget shortfalls at local public health departments and agencies across the country. Currently, the CDC, our nation’s premier health protection agency, is underfunded relative to its responsibilities to protect our nation from emerging and ongoing health threats. The underfunding of this critical agency has a particularly devastating impact locally, as nearly 70% of the CDC’s budget is directed to state and local health departments for on the ground public health work throughout our country.
October 2009
PREVENTION LETTER TO CONGRESS SIGNED BY FORMER CDC DIRECTORS, PROMINENT HEALTH LEADERS
A notable letter requesting strong public health and prevention provisions be included in any final health reform measure was sent to several senior members of Congress involved in health reform on October 28.
This critical letter was signed by more than thirty senior leaders in health, including:
URGE YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH TODAY!
The Campaign for Public Health has drafted two letters that may be sent by health advocates to their members of Congress using our Capwiz advocacy system.
The first letter urges members of Congress to increase the CDC's budget in FY2010.
The second letter requests that members of Congress support strong public health and prevention provisions in any final health reform measure.
September 2009
FALL 2009 NEWSLETTER RELEASED
The Campaign for Public Health has released the first edition of its joint newsletter with The CPH Foundation.
To read the Fall 2009 edition of "The Update", click here.
CPH News in this Edition:
- New CDC Director Meets CPH Roundtable Members
- A Message from the Executive Director
- CPH's "Pro-CDC" Ads Still Running on DC's Metro Trains
- National Health IT Coordinator Discusses Prevention on Capitol Hilll
On September 10, the Campaign for Public Health held a meeting of its Public Health Leaders Roundtable with special guest Dr. Tom Frieden.
Dr. Frieden highlighted several of the CDC's focus areas, including: the H1N1 influenza pandemic, organizational improvements within the agency aimed at returning autonomy to the CDC's centers, the need to strengthen surveillance and epidemiology, the importance of the CDC's global health mission and the critical role policy plays in affecting health outcomes.
Dr. Frieden discusses health reform as Karen
Goraleski of Research!America looks on.
August 2009
CPH HOSTS MEDIA STRATEGY SESSION FOCUSED ON PREVENTION
On August 14, CPH hosted a media strategy meeting at APHA to discuss ways public health-focused organizations could work together to promote the benefits of prevention and wellness in the media. Staff members from Ogilvy PR and Edelman were in attendance, giving participants input into how to develop effective communications strategies. As prevention and wellness provisions in health reform legislation are being debated inside and outside of Congress, effective prevention-focused messaging is crucial now more than ever.
2009 Archived News from Washington
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