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Private Sector Serious About Tackling NCDs Despite Concerns of Civil Society
 From the Huffington PostSeptember 21, 2012By: Dr. Derek Yach, Senior Vice President of Global Health and Agriculture Policy, PepsiCoSome academics and non-profit organizations are skeptical of the motives of the increasing number of multinational companies who seek partnerships to
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Sep 25,2012
Turkey could gain a 10 percent boost in its national economy through better disease prevention, early treatment and a positive approach to healthy aging
September 10, 2012: ANKARA, TURKEY – Improved chronic disease prevention and management strategies could boost Turkey’s national economy by nearly 10 percent concludes a study released today.The study, Transforming Health in Turkey: 21st Century Opportunities, was prepared by international health
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Sep 10,2012
Health Care Reform: The Blurred Lines Between Productivity and Politics
 From the Huffington PostSeptember 5, 2012By Kenneth Thorpe, Chairman of PFCDThere is universal agreement that we need to find ways to restrain health care costs in order to make our system affordable for governments, consumers and employers and achieve long-term sustainability. In
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Sep 5,2012
Millions don't have their blood pressure under control
Chronic disease management is as important as prevention - high blood pressure can make you four times more vulnerable to death from stroke and three time more vulnerable to death from heart disease.From USA TODAYSeptember 5, 2012Despite the well-known perils of high blood pressure, more than half
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Sep 5,2012
PFCD highlights critical importance of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Washington, D.C.  (September 5, 2012) – The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today emphasized the importance of supporting National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Following on a summer event highlighting the need for stronger collaboration across government,
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Sep 5,2012
Midlife fitness delays chronic disease
 From CNN HealthAugust 27, 2012We all know that exercise and fitness are key components to healthy living. Now new research is adding further proof that it will increase your quality of life.The study, published in this week’s Archive of Internal Medicine, finds that being fit in the
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Aug 28,2012
Will Hospitals or D.C. Get to the Cost Curve First?
From Hospitals & Health Networks magazineHaydn BushAugust 14, 2012Nothing catches a reporter off guard more than sudden changes to an ongoing story.I'm in the middle of crafting a three-part series for H&HN on treating the patients at the top of the health care utilization pyramid — we
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Aug 15,2012
More Americans have a chronic health condition
 From Vitals on NBC News(July 31, 2012)  More than one in five middle-aged U.S. adults, and nearly half of adults over age 65, have more than one chronic health condition, such as hypertension and diabetes, according to a new government report.The report said that in 2010, 21.3 percent of
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Aug 2,2012
5% of Americans Spend 50% of Health Care Dollars
 From The Fiscal TimesBy Merrill Goozner(July 31, 2012)  The key argument in favor of the individual health insurance mandate, which was upheld last month by the Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote, was that everyone uses health care eventually. Therefore, it is only fair that everyone pays into
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Jul 31,2012
Determining 'essential' health benefits
 From The Hill's Congress BlogBy Kenneth Thorpe, Emory University(June 20, 2012)  While the country awaits the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the fate of the Affordable Care Act, the Obama Administration is moving forward aggressively to determine which health benefits are
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Jun 20,2012

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