$10B ACA Fund Helps Boost Local Public Health Initiatives
The Affordable Care Act's $10 billion Prevention and Public Health Fund is helping some local governments fight obesity and other public health problems. Some scientists doubt that the small-scale public health campaigns can work to significantly reduce obesity, but certain public health experts say the programs could spur a cultural shift.
- "Door to Door in the Heartland, Preaching Healthy Living" (Tavernise, New York Times, 9/10).