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Preventing Childhood Obesity
The Institute of Medicine last week issued a report, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, focusing on preventing obesity among children under age 5.  The fact that we need to worry about obesity at such a young age underscores both the extent of the childhood obesity epidemic in...
Jun 30, 2011
Medicare Benefits Good Step Towards Prevention
In the midst of a continuing dialogue about the critical role prevention and wellness measures should play in any health reform effort, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is promoting a new Medicare benefit which provides coverage for an Initial Preventative Physical Examination...
Jun 22, 2011
Workplace Wellness Meets in the Middle of the Aisle
Congress is taking note of the need for workplace wellness, and elected officials are increasingly committed to making sure that the companies in their districts, for which their constituents are working, are including health and wellness programs in their overall corporate strategies.Democratic...
Jun 14, 2011
PFCD Applauds Johnson & Johnson’s Culture of Health during National Employee Wellness Month
Arguably well ahead of its time, Johnson & Johnson introduced their employee wellness program “Live for Life” in 1979. For more than 30 years, Johnson & Johnson has been working hard to make healthy lifestyle choices a top priority throughout their corporate community and it’s paying off,...
Jun 09, 2011
Employee Health and Absence Management in the Era of Health Care Reform
Earlier this year Mercer’s US Health and benefits Perspectives published a motivating examination of “Managing disability absences in the era of health care reform.” According to Mercer’s research, employers spend nearly 23% of their payrolls on employee health and absence.Healthy and productive...
May 17, 2011
May is Asthma Awareness Month
In recognition of Asthma Awareness Month, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease supports the efforts of all of its members and the health community worldwide in pursuit of better treatments and cures for asthma. The World Health Organization (WHO) attributed 4.2 million deaths due to asthma in...
May 04, 2011
Chronic diseases and their risk factors highlighted in new WHO report
(April 29, 2011) This week , the World Health Organization released their first Global Status Report on Non-Communicable Diseases, highlighting the global prevalence and impact of chronic conditions. In 2008 there were 57 million deaths worldwide, 36 million of these deaths were attributed to...
Apr 29, 2011
The Path to Improving Our Health
Last week, President Barack Obama shared his highly anticipated plan for reducing the national deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. According to a fact sheet released by the White House, the plan would save $480 billion in healthcare costs by 2023 by, among other things, expanding upon...
Apr 18, 2011
Putting the Spotlight Back on Chronic Disease
This week, Rep. Paul Ryan introduced his 2012 budget proposal, which addresses healthcare spending by changing the way the government pays for the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The proposal has triggered - and will continue to do so - a lot of discussions both on and off Capitol Hill about...
Apr 08, 2011
A multinational perspective on fighting chronic disease in the workplace
In 2009, Towers Watson conducted a survey seeking to tap the pulse of what multinational companies are doing globally to manage health care costs and risks, support productivity goals, and retain talented workers. The study, Workforce Health Strategies: A Multinational Perspective, which sought...
Apr 05, 2011

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