Public Witness Testimony – Fiscal Year 2025 LHHS Appropriations Submitted by:

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) May 3, 2024 Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) is pleased to submit testimony on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill. [...] TFAH is a nonprofit, non-partisan public health policy, research, and advocacy organization that promotes optimal health for every person and community and making prevention and health equity foundational to policymaking at all levels. [...] Funding for the Health Care Readiness and Recovery (HCRR), administered by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at HHS, strengthens the readiness of the health care delivery system to provide coordinated, lifesaving care during disasters. [...] Among the programs that are effective in reducing racial and ethnic health disparities are the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program and Healthy Tribes. [...] The Tracking Network has also been used to guide other successful environmental health programs such as the Climate and Health program, the Childhood Lead Positing Prevention Program, and the Heat and Health Tracker.