Ohio 44th in federal public health funding per person

Ohio ranks 44th among states for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding per person (Source: "Ohio lags in CDC health money," Columbus Dispatch, April 3, 2008).  According to the Shortchanging America's Health 2008 report by Trust For America's Health, CDC funding per person ranged from $69.76 per person in Alaska to $13.61 per person in Kansas. 

Ohio received $15.08 per person in CDC funding, which is $2.15 less than the national average.  Only Utah, Minnesota, Florida, Indiana, and Kansas received less CDC funding per person than Ohio.  Overall, midwestern states received the least funding per person.

This report includes a review of other key health statistics, along with federal public health funding, for each state.  The report includes a summary page for Ohio that provides information on a range of key health facts, with lower rank scores indicating worse performance.