Advocacy

Local health departments are historically overlooked and underfunded.
Our members and staff leverage the power of our collective voice to impact policies and decision-making in the federal government.
Along with partner organizations, we advocate for greater resources and support for the entire field of public health.
Public health suffers because when we make things better, we lose funding, as if you don’t need it again, but the core work needs to be maintained.
BCHC Alum Patty Hayes to Kresge Foundation
BCHC Staff Outlines Public Health Policy & Funding Priorities for FY24
Download one-pager BCHC Staff Outlines Public Health Policy & Funding Priorities for FY24FY24 Appropriations Priorities for the CDC
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Epidemiology and Lab Capacity
$720 Million
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness Funding
$1 Billion
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Public Health Workforce and Infrastructure
$1 Billion
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Opioid Overdose Prevention and Surveillance
$713 Million
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Data Modernization Initiative
$340 Million
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Community and Youth Violence Prevention/Community Violence Initiative
$285 Million
Our Policy Impact

Letters to Congress and the Administration
Advocating for the public health workforce and big cities
Policy Letters
U.S. needs more epidemiologists
Our nation does not have the disease experts it needs
Factsheet: U.S. Cities Need More Disease Experts
BCHC responds to Dobbs v. Jackson
We cannot continue to erode reproductive care
BCHC statement on Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade