History1990sUnited Stateshigh confidence

In 1998, CDC received its first funding from Congress for states to develop comprehensive heart disease and stroke prevention programs.

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Confirmed by peer-reviewed article, CDC archival pages, NCBI monograph, and multiple independent academic sources citing congressional appropriations history (House Reports 105-390 and 105-205). [tier=silver indep_score=1.0 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on FY1998 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act legislative history (House Reports 105-390 and 105-205) (upstreams: U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, House Report 105-390, House Report 105-205) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]

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