Heart :: Funding for heart and stroke prevention programs is far short

The President’s FY 2008 budget raises serious concerns about the government?s commitment to prevent cardiovascular diseases ? the nation?s No. 1 killer.

Funding for heart and stroke prevention programs is far short of what we need. This couldn?t come at a worse time as higher rates of diabetes and obesity threaten to reverse four decades of steady progress in the fight against heart disease and stroke.

Prevention programs administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are flat funded ? at best ? for the second year in a row. Only 14 states have funding to implement prevention programs for heart disease and stroke. Despite evidence that most cardiovascular disease can be prevented, the government spends mere pennies per person on these programs.


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