Public Health Funding
 

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TAKE ACTION NOW!
Urge Support for Stable Public Health Funding

§  Contact state legislators and other local elected officials and candidates to urge their support for stable dedicated funding for public health.

§  Across our state WIC is being impacted by lack of stable funding for Public Health with almost half of our clients getting WIC at a public health site.

E-mail your legislators by computer at home, a friend’s or the library:

      DO NOT use your WORK computer

1)     Click on this address or copy it into your browser:  http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx                                           Then type in your address.

2)     Your 3 legislators’ names will appear with your state legislative district. Click on the first legislator’s name.

3)     Your legislator’s address and photo will appear. Click on “e-mail” at the bottom of the address.

4)     Type in a short message describing the need for dedicated and permanent funding for public health funding (personalize the example below).   Urge their support for communities to identify local funding to support Public Health.

5)    Then push “send”.  Repeat for other 2 legislators.  

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Dear

I am writing on behalf of WIC clients and WIC staff across Washington State to urge support for dedicated funding for public health.  Over 50% of WIC clients obtain WIC services at public health clinics in Washington.

Washington is 44th in the nation in per capita spending for public health.   Stable funding for public health was eliminated with reductions for license tabs in 1999.  Public Health in Washington has been struggling with reduced funding despite special funding from the State that has not kept up with inflation, the increased population and the emergence of new health problems. 

I am concerned that the weakened infrastructure of public health will continue to get worse without dedicated, stable funding.  Everyone in Washington benefits from public health services– communicable disease control (including West Nile virus), immunizations, food safety inspections and education, safe drinking water (testing), WIC and maternity and infant services to ensure healthy families, chronic disease and obesity prevention, injury prevention, family planning and bio-terrorism response and detection. 

Public health is just like fire and police that providing essential services, public health is responsible for protecting the public’s health. Please help find a solution that includes state and local sources of funding. Your support for public health funding is critical because without adequate funding, everyone is at risk. 

Sincerely,

Name / Home Address

For more info about public health funding:
www.ifpte17.org
www.wsna.org      
www.wacounties.org/wsalpho

www.metrokc.gov/budget/2009/briefs/Health.pdf

2009 WIC Reauthorization
In 2009, Congress will review the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. This legislation, which is set to expire on September 30, 2009, includes WIC and WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program in addition to all the other Federal child nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast and the National School Lunch Programs, the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Click HERE to read WALWICA's comments to USDA.
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