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Prevention and Wellness Program
$950 million was included for the Center for Disease Control for evidence based clinical and community prevention and wellness programs.

Description: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Type: Competitive Grants

Purpose: To support state and local efforts to fight preventable chronic diseases and infectious diseases.

Description: Funds will be used to carry out evidenced based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies and public health workforce development activities, including immunization programs and state efforts to reduce healthcare-related infections.  The Department has not decided which agencies will take the lead but the CDC is likely to be central to these efforts. 

Website: http://www.cdc.gov/
http://www.hhs.gov/