October 2020

A Blueprint for the 2021 Administration and Congress

The Promise of Good Health for All: Transforming Public Health in America  

September 2020

The State of Obesity 2020: Better Policies for a Healthier America

The U.S. adult obesity rate tops 40 percent; highest ever recorded. COVID-19 related food insecurity puts more Americans at risk for obesity or worsening obesity.
July 2020

Beyond School Walls: How Federal, State and Local Entities are Adapting Policies to Ensure Student Access to Healthy Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Over half of all students in elementary and secondary schools across the country depend on the National School Lunch Program for a healthy mid-day meal, and 12.5 million students participate in the School Breakfast Program.

March 2020

Special Analysis: How Healthy Is Your Congressional District?

This analysis provides a snapshot of 11 preventive health measures reported by congressional district based on 2017 Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance Survey data. These data highlight areas in which policymakers and health advocates can focus their efforts to improve the health status of entire communities.

February 2020

Ready or Not 2020: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism

Ready or Not provides an annual assessment of states’ level of readiness to respond to public health emergencies and recommends policy actions to ensure that everyone’s health is protected during such events. This 2020 edition reports overall preparedness improvement but also identifies areas that need attention.
September 2019

U.S. Obesity Rates Reach Historic Highs – Racial, Ethnic, Gender and Geographic Disparities Continue to Persist

Report calls for sugary drink taxes, expanded SNAP and WIC Nutrition support programs and a built environment that encourages physical activity to help address health crisis.

February 2019

Promoting Health and Cost Control in States

The circumstances in our everyday lives shape our health whether it’s where we live, how we eat, where we go to school, our workplaces, who we care for, or what opportunities we have (or don’t have) to succeed, it all has a profound effect on long-term health—regardless of what type of healthcare we receive.
April 2018

Pain in the Nation: Education Brief

How the education sector can help address the alcohol, drug and suicide crises.

December 2017

Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism

The report finds the country does not invest enough to maintain strong, basic core capabilities for health security readiness. It includes a review of state and federal public health preparedness policies.
August 2017

Prevention and Public Health Fund Detailed Information

The Prevention Fund provides almost $900 million to CDC, most of which goes toward prevention grants to states, counties and cities, non-profit health-oriented groups and tribal organizations. Without the Fund, current efforts to prevent infectious diseases and chronic illnesses would be crippled.

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