CDC FY 2016 Congressional Justification
Breast and cervical cancer prevention and control funding [Breast and Cervical Cancer (BA and PPHF)] remains at $169,204,000. Although breast and cervical cancer screening sees a budget reduction of $37,800,000 due to costs being covered by the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Highlights from the Report:
Prostate Cancer (-$13.2 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request eliminates funding for prostate cancer activities..."
Cancer Screenings (-$41.6 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request reduces funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer activities by $37.8 million and the Colorectal Cancer screening activities by $3.8 million. As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) increases access to cancer screening services, which began in 2014, the public health need to provide these clinical services will diminish..."
Note: Total budget remains at $169,204,000.
Climate Change (+$10.0 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request includes an increase of $10.0 million for climate change. With the proposed increase, CDC will fund state and local health departments through the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework. This increase will allow CDC to fund an additional 30 grantees, bringing the total to 48 state and local awards."
Gun Violence Prevention Research (+$10.0 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request includes $10.0 million for gun violence prevention research on the causes and prevention of gun violence, focusing on those questions with the greatest potential for public health impact. This activity is in alignment with Now is the Time, which calls for research on gun violence prevention to equip Americans with needed information about this public health issue..."
Rape Prevention (+$5.6 million)
The FY 2016 budget request includes an increase of $5.6 million for CDC’s Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) program to fund up to seven academic or research institutions to help CDC’s rape prevention grantees collect data and scientifically evaluate their programs to build the evidence base in sexual violence prevention and scale up evidence-based efforts throughout the RPE program.
Drug Overdose Prevention (+$53.6 million)
"Drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed in the past decade, largely because of prescription opioids. Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) death rates quadrupled since 1999, claiming more than 16,000 lives in 2013 alone..."
Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) (+$11.6 million)
"As evidenced by the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, epidemic threats arise at unpredictable intervals and from unexpected sources....
The FY 2016 Budget request includes an increase of $11.6 million to expand the Global Health Security Agenda. Over the next five years, United States global health security partners commit to working with at least 30 partner countries (containing at least 4 billion people) to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, whether naturally occurring or caused by accidental or intentional releases of dangerous pathogens."
Polio Eradication (+$10.0 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request includes an increase of $10.0 million for Polio Eradication..."
As you can see, there are budget increases for Climate Change, Gun Control, Rape Prevention, Drug Overdoses, and Foreign Aid. Even with with budget cuts, breast and cervical cancer prevention retains a healthy $169,204,000 budget. Prostate Cancer prevention for American males: eliminated.
Breast and cervical cancer prevention and control funding [Breast and Cervical Cancer (BA and PPHF)] remains at $169,204,000. Although breast and cervical cancer screening sees a budget reduction of $37,800,000 due to costs being covered by the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Highlights from the Report:
Prostate Cancer (-$13.2 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request eliminates funding for prostate cancer activities..."
Cancer Screenings (-$41.6 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request reduces funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer activities by $37.8 million and the Colorectal Cancer screening activities by $3.8 million. As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) increases access to cancer screening services, which began in 2014, the public health need to provide these clinical services will diminish..."
Note: Total budget remains at $169,204,000.
Climate Change (+$10.0 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request includes an increase of $10.0 million for climate change. With the proposed increase, CDC will fund state and local health departments through the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework. This increase will allow CDC to fund an additional 30 grantees, bringing the total to 48 state and local awards."
Gun Violence Prevention Research (+$10.0 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request includes $10.0 million for gun violence prevention research on the causes and prevention of gun violence, focusing on those questions with the greatest potential for public health impact. This activity is in alignment with Now is the Time, which calls for research on gun violence prevention to equip Americans with needed information about this public health issue..."
Rape Prevention (+$5.6 million)
The FY 2016 budget request includes an increase of $5.6 million for CDC’s Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) program to fund up to seven academic or research institutions to help CDC’s rape prevention grantees collect data and scientifically evaluate their programs to build the evidence base in sexual violence prevention and scale up evidence-based efforts throughout the RPE program.
Drug Overdose Prevention (+$53.6 million)
"Drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed in the past decade, largely because of prescription opioids. Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) death rates quadrupled since 1999, claiming more than 16,000 lives in 2013 alone..."
Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) (+$11.6 million)
"As evidenced by the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, epidemic threats arise at unpredictable intervals and from unexpected sources....
The FY 2016 Budget request includes an increase of $11.6 million to expand the Global Health Security Agenda. Over the next five years, United States global health security partners commit to working with at least 30 partner countries (containing at least 4 billion people) to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, whether naturally occurring or caused by accidental or intentional releases of dangerous pathogens."
Polio Eradication (+$10.0 million)
"The FY 2016 budget request includes an increase of $10.0 million for Polio Eradication..."
As you can see, there are budget increases for Climate Change, Gun Control, Rape Prevention, Drug Overdoses, and Foreign Aid. Even with with budget cuts, breast and cervical cancer prevention retains a healthy $169,204,000 budget. Prostate Cancer prevention for American males: eliminated.