Funding for STD Prevention Lags

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget for preventing sexually transmitted diseases has held steady for 20 years, even as inflation has dragged purchasing power lower.

Note: The spending level for 2023 is a projection. Inflation-adjusted numbers are in 2003 dollars.
Source: National Coalition of STD Directors; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Phillip Reese for KHN
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