Preventable chronic disease is a huge burden in the United States: by 2020, it is estimated that 157 million Americans will be living with chronic disease, half of which will suffer from multiple conditions.
The Prevention and Public Health Fund, established in 2010 by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is the only dedicated funding for prevention and public health programs. As concerned members of the community as well as your constituency, we ask that you publicly support the Fund and ensure that allocated resources are maintained for prevention programs and not diverted to non-prevention activities.
Shifting resources from the PPHF is not a viable long-term solution to preventing chronic conditions that are crippling our country's health and economy.