Trust for America's Health (TFAH) is a Washington, D.C.-based health policy organization. The organization's website calls the group "a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority."
TFAH was founded in 2001. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., former U.S. Senator and Governor of Connecticut, was the organization’s founding president. [1]
TFAH’s mission focuses on addressing the antecedents of poor health and on prevention. It’s work helps advance evidence-based national and state policies and programs that support optimal health within all communities. TFAH develops reports, leads initiatives, participates in coalitions, and recommends policies all designed to ensure a public health system equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
TFAH reports focus on public health topics including obesity, emergency preparedness, substance misuse and suicide prevention, public health funding, healthy aging, and the health impacts of environmental threats and extreme weather. [2] [3]
TFAH’s work is rooted in aggregating, analyzing, and reporting health data to help identify, track, and solve the nation’s most pressing health issues. In addition, TFAH works with partners to help pilot health promoting programs and polices that if successful can be scaled to help more people enjoy optional health and safeguard communities during emergencies. [4]
TFAH is funded by private philanthropy only. It does not accept government or industry funding.