Shortchanging America’s Health: A State-by-State Look at How Federal Public Health Dollars Are Spent and Key State Health Facts

March, 2009 This report was published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in March 2009. In this report the Trust for America's Health examines how much federal and state governments spend to try to keep the country well. Key health indicators are examined and analyzed across each state with an emphasis on: the need to increase funding for public health, how public health is funded, and public health accountability and transparency . . .