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IT'S TIME TO MAKE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING A NATIONAL PRIORITY

January 29, 2004

Dear President Bush and Members of Congress:

The health of all Americans is at risk from an unprecedented range of threats, including: chronic diseases and disabilities, infectious and food borne illnesses, biological and chemical terrorism, mental disorders and substance abuse, catastrophic injuries, and a shortage of healthcare providers and trained public health workers.

Our nation's public health system will not be able to respond adequately to these threats without additional resources for the continuum of medical research, prevention, treatment and training programs. We urge you to increase discretionary funding for public health through the Function 550 budget allocation in Fiscal Year 2005 by 12 percent. This investment is critical to improving the health, safety and security of our nation.

Sincerely,

AAHP-HIAA
Academic Health Centers Clinical Research Forum
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding
Administrators of Internal Medicine
Advocates for EMS
Advocates for Youth
Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation
AFSCME
AIDS Action
AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
The AIDS Institute
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing
Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Alliance for Aging Research
Alliance for Healthy Homes
Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy Support and Education
Alpha-1 Association
Alpha-1 Foundation
Alzheimer's Association
Ambulatory Pediatric Association
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Dermatology Association
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of HIV Medicine
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Association for Cancer Research
American Association for Dental Research
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association for Health Education
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Association of Blood Banks
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
American Association of Community Colleges
American Association of Diabetes Educators
The American Association of Immunologists
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of People with Disabilities
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
American Cancer Society
American Clinical Laboratory Association
American College Health Association
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
American College of Cardiology
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Clinical Pharmacology
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
American College of Nuclear Physicians
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American College of Rheumatology
American College of Surgeons
American Counseling Association
American Dance Therapy Association
American Dental Association
American Dental Education Association
American Dental Hygienists' Association
American Diabetes Association
American Dietetic Association
American Federation for Medical Research
American Foundation for AIDS Research
American Foundation for Urologic Disease
American Gastroenterological Association
American Geriatrics Society
American Heart Association
American Hospital Association
American Liver Foundation
American Lung Association
American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association
American Medical Student Association
American Mental Health Counselors Association
American Neurological Association
American Nurses Association
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Osteopathic Association
American Pediatric Society
American Physical Therapy Association
American Physiological Society
American Podiatric Medical Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Psychological Society
American Public Health Association
American School Health Association
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
American Society of Radiologic Technologists
American Stroke Association
American Thoracic Society
American Tinnitus Association
American Urological Association
Americans for Medical Progress
America's Blood Centers
The Arc of the United States
Arthritis Foundation
Association of Academic Health Centers
Association of American Cancer Institutes
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
Association of Black Cardiologists
Association of Departments of Family Medicine
Association of Educators in the Radiologic Sciences
Association of Family Practice Residency Directors
Association of General Clinical Research Centers Program Directors
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
Association of Minority Health Professions Schools
Association of Organ Procurement Organizations
Association of Professors of Medicine
Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
Association of Schools of Public Health
Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Health Education
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors
Association of Subspecialty Professors
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Autism Society of America
Bazelon Center For Mental Health Law
Boys Town National Research Hospital
Brain Injury Association of America
The Breast Cancer Fund
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives, Inc.
Campaign for Medical Research
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Catholic Charities of Jackson, MS
Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Center for the Advancement of Health
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Child Policy Research Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Children's Environmental Health Network
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Chronic Disease Directors
Citizens for a Clean Environment
Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine
Coalition for American Trauma Care
Coalition for Blood Disease and Blood Safety Research
Coalition for Health Funding
Coalition for Health Services Research
Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups
Coalition of National Health Education Organizations
Colon Cancer Alliance
Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service
Community Action to Fight Asthma
Community Against Pollution
Complient Corporation
Concerned Resident Initiative (CRI)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Connecticut Association of Substance Abuse Agencies
Consortium of Social Science Associations
Cooley's Anemia Foundation
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America

Delta Dental Plans Association
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Developmental Disabilities Research Centers
Digestive Disease National Coalition
Directors of Health Promotion and Education
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
Easter Seals
Education Law Center-PA
Environmental Coalition of Mississippi
Environmental Defense
Epilepsy Foundation
ESA, Inc.
Eye Bank Association of America
Eyes on the Prize
Families Against Cancer and Toxins
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
First Candle/Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance
FIST (Families in Search of Truth)
FRAXA Research Foundation
Friends of Indian Health
Friends of the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development
Friends of the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research
Friends of the National Library of Medicine
The Gerontological Society of America
Global Health Council
Goodwin Douglas Community Development Corporation
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America
Health Professions Network
Helen Keller National Center
Hemophilia Federation of America
Hepatitis Foundation International
Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools, Inc.
HIV Medicine Association
Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association
Immune Deficiency Foundation
Infectious Diseases Society of America
The Injury Coalition
Institute for Children's Environmental Health
Intercultural Cancer Council Caucus
International & American Associations for Dental Research
Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
International Myeloma Foundation
The International Pemphigus Foundation
Iowa Substance Abuse Program Directors' Association
Jeffrey Modell Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Kidney Cancer Association
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Last Acts Partnership
Legal Action Center
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lighthouse International
Lymphoma Research Foundation
Maine Association of Substance Abuse Programs
March of Dimes
Medical Dermatology Society
Mended Hearts, Inc.
Men's Health Network
MICAH's Mission-Ministry to Improve Childhood & Adolescence Health
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mothers and Daughters Protecting Children's Health (MADPCH)
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc.
NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals
NARAL Pro-Choice
NASPE-Heart Rhythm Society
National AHEC Organization
National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Alopecia Areata Foundation
National Association for Biomedical Research
National Association for Children's Behavioral Health
National Association of Children's Hospitals
National Association of Community Health Centers
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Association of Local Boards of Health
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
National Association of Social Workers
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
National Association of State EMS Directors
National Association of State Universities & Land-Grant Colleges
National Athletic Trainers' Association
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
National Black Church Family Council
National Black Nurses Association
National Caucus of Basic Biomedical Science Chairs
National Coalition for Cancer Research (NCCR)
National Coalition for Heart and Stroke Research
National Coalition for Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
The National Coalition of STD Directors
National Coalition on Deaf-Blindness
National Council on Family Relations
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation
National Family Caregivers Association
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
National Fragile X Foundation
National Health Council
National Hemophilia Foundation
National Hispanic Medical Association
National Indian Health Board
National Kidney Foundation
The National Marfan Foundation
National Mental Health Association
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Nursing Centers Consortium
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Organizations Responding to AIDS
The National Osteoporosis Foundation
National Psoriasis Foundation
National Psoriasis Foundation
National Respite Coalition
National Sleep Foundation
National Stroke Association
NephCure Foundation
Neuropathy Association
Nevada Alliance for Addictive Disorders Advocacy, Prevention and Treatment Services
NHLBI Constituency Group
North America Primary Care Research Group
North American Brain Tumor Coalition
Oncology Nursing Society
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
The Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone and Related Disorders
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
Parkinson's Action Network
Patient Databases
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Pennsylvania School Reform Network
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Population Association of America/Association of Population Centers
Prevent Blindness America
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
Produce for Better Health Foundation
Protein Society
Public Health Foundation
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Research in Child Development
Research to Prevent Blindness
Research to Prevention
Research!America
RESOLVE, The National Infertility Association
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Human Development, Georgia Southwestern State University
RTI International
S.T.O.P. - Safe Tables Our Priority
Sarcoidosis Awareness Network
The Sarcoma Foundation of America
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition/Computer TakeBack Campaign
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
Society for Adolescent Medicine
Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Society for Neuroscience
Society for Pediatric Research
Society for Public Health Education
Society for Vascular Surgery
Society for Women's Health Research
Society of General Internal Medicine
The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Society of Interventional Radiology
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Special Olympics, Inc.
Spina Bifida Association of America
State Associations of Addiction Services
Strategic Health Institute
Sturge-Weber Foundation
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
TeenScreen
Tennessee Environmental Council
Tennessee Health Care Campaign
Thunderhead Alliance
Title II Community AIDS National Network
Trust for America's Health
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
United Cerebral Palsy
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
United Ostomy Association
United Spinal Association
Us Too International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network
Wisconsin Association for Biomedical Research & Education
World Institute on Disability
YMCA of the USA
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization