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Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
The health needs of communities are diverse, complex, and
constantly changing. The Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block
Grant gives grantees the flexibility to prioritize the use of funds to fill
funding gaps in programs that deal with leading causes of death and
disability, as well as the ability to respond rapidly to emerging health
issues including outbreaks of food borne infections and water borne
diseases. The PHHS Block Grant has provides all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 2
American Indian tribes, and 8 U.S. territories with funding to address their
own unique public health needs and challenges in innovative and locally
defined ways.
Preventive Health And Health Services Block Grant: A Critical Public
Health Resource, At A Glance 2008
Public Health at Work — Messages from Across America
Updated! Public Health at Work demonstrates PHHS Block Grant funds in
action. The state, territory, and tribe overviews and success stories found
in this publication illustrate the wide range of activities for which PHHS
Block Grant funds are used to address public health needs, improve community
health, save lives, and leverage or secure health care dollars.
Messages from Across America
 (PDF–3.8Mb)
Funding by Health Program Areas
Fiscal Year 2008
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| Public Health Programs |
Amount |
% Total |
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Chronic Diseases |
$34,683,564 |
40.4% |
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Infrastructure |
$13,838,316 |
16.1% |
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Access to Health Care |
$9,096,318 |
10.6% |
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Other Programs |
$8,865,003 |
10.3% |
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Sex Offense |
$7,418,065 |
8.6% |
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Injury |
$7,000,172 |
8.2% |
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Immunizations/ Infectious Diseases |
$4,979,853 |
5.8% |
| Total |
$85,881,291 |
100.0% |
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| Chronic Disease Programs |
Amount |
% Total |
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Education/Community Based Programs |
$12,639,038 |
36.4% |
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Heart Disease and Stroke |
$9,282,508 |
26.8% |
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Physical Fitness |
$3,716,586 |
10.7% |
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Nutrition/Overweight |
$3,502,583 |
10.1% |
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Oral Health/ Fluoridation |
$3,248,689 |
9.4% |
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Diabetes |
$1,291,953 |
3.7% |
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Cancer |
$883,651 |
2.5% |
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Arthritis |
$118,556 |
0.3% |
| Total |
$34,683,564 |
100.0% |
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Page last reviewed: October 31, 2008
Page last modified: October 31, 2008
Content source: National Center for
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