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Healthier America Project
Every American should have the opportunity to be as healthy as he or she can be. Through the Healthier America Project, TFAH works with candidates, policymakers, advocates, and the public to establish a blueprint for a modernized public health system.

Obesity
Obesity is one of the leading health threats facing our nation. TFAH advocates for proven, community-based approaches to this growing crisis and the development of a nationwide strategy to involve all sectors of society in the solution.

Pandemic Flu
Experts agree that it is only a matter of time before an influenza pandemic strikes. TFAH is a leading voice for governments, businesses, and families to increase planning and preparedness for an outbreak.

Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness
A prepared public health system means that the healthcare infrastructure, emergency response network, and public health departments are communicative, well-resourced, trained, integrated and resilient enough to respond to any type of public health emergency. TFAH believes where you live should not influence your level of safety in a disaster.

Food Safety
The nation's food safety system is fragmented, underfunded, and archaic. TFAH advocates for a proactive, preventive, and modernized food safety system.

Child Health
From pandemic flu preparedness to obesity prevention, children are not just "little adults" when it comes to public health planning. Their unique needs and abilities must be taken into account when developing public health strategies.

Environmental Health
The earth's changing environment presents new public health challenges, from emerging infectious diseases to increases in chronic conditions. TFAH urges increased investment in surveillance, environmental public health tracking, and research to address the connection between our environment and our health.

Public Health Funding
Many public health programs are chronically underfunded at all levels of government. TFAH advocates for an investment in our future by supporting funding for preparedness, disease prevention and environmental health.

Emerging Infectious Diseases
The increasingly global nature of travel and industry, the changing climate, and even overuse of antimicrobials have led to new and virulent strains of disease that represent a worldwide threat. TFAH contends that surveillance, biomedical research and stockpiling, and thorough planning are the best means to mitigate a global outbreak.

Health Disparities
Despite the amount of money spent on healthcare in the United States, there remains a wide gap in the health status of different groups of Americans. Investment in public health should seek to diminish these disparities by increasing access health care coverage, healthy foods, active lifestyles, and preventive healthcare.