As we continue to respond to COVID-19 and prepare to address the next emerging public health threat, the undersigned organizations representing patients, public health professionals, health information technology developers, health care providers, researchers, and scientists urge you to appropriate at least $250 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 towards the public health Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).#GPAC2021#LettersandComments#COVID-19#Health