Report: Georgia Lags in Public Health Spending
Monday, April 20th, 2015
Georgia ranks 37th among states in per capita spending on public health, according to a newly released report.
The $18.48 that Georgia spent per capita on public health in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 is less than half the funding in some other Southeastern states, such as $59.22 in Alabama, $47.94 in Arkansas and $43.97 in Tennessee.
The Georgia public health budget did exceed those in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina, said the report, released this week by the Trust for America’s Health.
