National Chronic Disease Coalition Launches Ohio Chapter
November 1, 2007
Thank you to all those who attended the OAHCA meeting on November 1, 2007. We heard from Dr. Kenneth Thorpe and from Billy Tauzin on the impact of chronic disease on our system of health care. Our Ohio speakers included Jack Ford, former Toledo Mayor and health care advocated; Dr. Manuel Tzagournis, The Ohio State University Medical Center; Dr. Hugo Melgar-Quinonez, The Ohio State University Extension Service and OSU Dept of Human Nutrition and Tiffany Himmelreich with the Ohio Hospital Association.
Speakers at the Ohio launch of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease are from left to right: Dr. Manuel Tzagournis of the The Ohio State University Medical Center; Dr. Hugo Melgar-Quinonez of The Ohio State University Extension Service and Dept. of Human Nutrition; Tiffany Himmelreich, Ohio Hospital Association; Dr. Kenneth Thorpe; Jack Ford, former Mayor of Toledo; and Billy Tauzin. |
