In 1998, CDC received its first funding from Congress for states to develop comprehensive heart disease and stroke prevention programs.
Notes on verification
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]
Sources
- History of Cardiovascular Health Activities Within the CDC | DHDSP | CDC (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2396975/ (corroboration)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK220086/ (corroboration)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1183497/ (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749379705002709 (corroboration)