Dear Chairs Aderholt and Capito and Ranking Members DeLauro and Baldwin:
The undersigned 50 state and national public health, environmental health and other supporting organizations write to you to express our support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health in the FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. NCEH funds important programs related to asthma prevention, childhood lead poisoning prevention, environmental health tracking, water safety, food safety, air quality, emergency response to natural disasters and climate-related events and understanding the health impacts of radiation exposure.