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Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease in Releases “Keeping America Healthy,” a Roadmap to Curbing the Chronic Disease Crisis
June 5, 2008
the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) in releasing a new resource for policymakers and health experts titled “Keeping America Healthy: A Guide To Successful Programs.” The publication, which was compiled by the PFCD with support from its members, showcases public and private programs from across the country that have proven successful in promoting healthy behaviors and reducing the burden of disease.
Keeping America Healthy examines programs across four settings – workplaces, schools, communities and health systems – and identifies nine “essential elements” for success. It also includes a catalog that can serve as examples of ways to change individual behavior, maintain or improve health and manage the staggering health care costs associated with chronic diseases. This new resource is available on the PFCD Web site at www.fightchronicdisease.org/promisingpractices.
“There is no template for promoting health and wellness that works in all settings or circumstances,” said Ken Thorpe, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, and executive director of the PFCD. “It is our hope that ‘Keeping America Healthy’ will provide a roadmap for how to design and implement programs that will lower chronic disease rates and reduce the burden of illness on those already affected.”
About the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease:
PFCD is a national coalition of patients, providers, community organizations, business and labor groups, and health policy experts committed to raising awareness of the number one cause of death, disability, and rising health care costs in the U.S.: chronic disease.
The PFCD's mission is to:
- Challenge policymakers - in particular, the 2008 presidential candidates - to make fighting chronic disease a top priority and articulate how they will address the issue in their health care proposals
- Educate the public about chronic disease and potential solutions for individuals, communities, and the nation
Mobilize Americans to call for change in how policymakers, governments, employers, health institutions, and other entities approach chronic disease |
