CDC Coalition

The CDC Coalition is a nonpartisan coalition of organizations committed to strengthening our nation’s public health infrastructure and prevention programs.

Mission

We work to:

  • Ensure that health promotion and disease prevention are given top priority in federal funding.
  • Support a funding level for CDC that enables it to carry out its prevention mission.
  • Ensure an adequate translation of new research into effective state and local programs.

Members

Coalition member groups represent millions of public health workers, researchers, clinicians, educators, academic institutions, health policy advocates, patients and individuals and families served by CDC programs.

Our members include:

  • American Public Health Association
  • Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
  • Trust for America’s Health
  • American Heart Association
  • National Association of County and City Health Officials
  • Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Association of Medical Colleges
  • American Lung Association
  • Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
  • NASTAD
  • Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
  • Children’s Environmental Health Network
  • Endocrine Society
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • YMCA of the USA
  • Society for Public Health Education
  • Safe States Alliance
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • And many more public health, medical and research organizations

CDC Coalition Correspondence

CDC Budget Information

Contact Us

If you have questions or want to join the coalition, contact Don Hoppert, director of government relations at APHA.