Investing in America’s Health: A State-by-State Look at Public Health Funding and Key Health Facts

In this report, the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines public health funding and key health facts in states around the country. Overall, the report concludes that a sustained and sufficient level of investment in prevention is essential to improving health in the United States, and that differences in disease rates will not be changed unless an adequate level of funding is provided to support public health departments and disease prevention efforts.