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Congress Can Be the Catalyst America Needs to Get Moving
By: Helen Durkin, Morning Consult
September 30, 2016
Sitting. Sitting while watching TV. Sitting while at the computer. Sitting while at the drive-through. These are all things Americans do — a lot.
But sitting is costly. Studies show that all this sitting costs governments,
In the news
Oct 3,2016
Crowd poses for selfie with Hillary Clinton
By Alison Daye, CNN
Updated 2:29 PM ET, Mon September 26, 2016
(CNN)At a recent campaign event, Hillary Clinton climbed on a box to address a room packed with young people. But instead of facing the Democratic presidential nominee, the audience turned their backs on her en masse.
In the news
Sep 27,2016
Rally shows link between diabetes, heart disease
Rally shows link between diabetes, heart disease
Lauri Carr knows well the effects diabetes has on a person and their family.
Her brother, 51, died of diabetes-related complications during flu season in December, she said.
Her mother, who suffered from heart disease, died of a heart attack
In the news
Sep 13,2016
New FCC Broadband Mapping Tool to Advance Fight against Costly Chronic Disease
Broadband and health care connection uncovers important data for decision makers
August 2, 2016 (Washington, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today cohosted a launch event with the Federal Communications Commission’s Connect2Health Task Force (C2H) for the FCC
Press release
Aug 2,2016
Candidates must address health concerns in state
June 20, 2016
The Florida Time-Union
By: Julio Fuentes
Even in a state with an economy as large as Florida’s, $3 trillion is no small chunk of change.
That is the cost of growing chronic disease rates in medical
OP-ED
Jun 20,2016
Where do candidates stand on health care?
June 18, 2016
Wausau Daily Herald, Marsh eld News-Herald, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune and Stevens Point Journal
By: Steve Elliott, Dian Palmer, Bran- don Scholz and Arthur Taggart
There are a number of important issues
OP-ED
Jun 18,2016
Managing Asthma and Preventing its Symptoms
Cost of Asthma on Society
From 2001 to 2011, the number of people with asthma grew by 28 percent. This constant rise in asthma means the cost of asthma has also grown. In 2002, the total cost of asthma in the United States was $53 billion. In 2007, the cost of asthma grew to $56 billion. This is
In the news
Jun 2,2016
Iowa Can Save Money and Lives According to Study
WNAX Radio
A new study suggests the State of Iowa could save tens-of-thousands of lives and billions of dollars if policy makers increased investment in efforts to reduce chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and arthritis. Candace DeMatteis is the policy
In the news
May 26,2016
Want better health coverage? Change your Zip Code
May 23, 2016
The Hill
By: Kenneth Thorpe
One of the nation's largest Medicare contractors just decided that it won't cover a proven new heart monitor that tracks signs of heart failure. That's terrible news for millions of Americans suffering from cardiac disease.
It
In the news
May 23,2016
Costs of chronic diseases are skyrocketing
May 23, 2016
Nevada Appeal
Bernice Martin Mathews
Here are some hard, cold facts that should affect how all of us think about the current political season and the decisions we’ll make in November. If we do not do something now
OP-ED
May 23,2016