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Health Reform Implementation
America should strive to be the healthiest nation in the world. Every American should have the opportunity to be as healthy as he or she can be. Every community should be safe from threats to its health. And all individuals and families should have a high level of services that protect, promote, and preserve their health, regardless of who they are or where they live.
That's why Trust for America's Health is leading the Healthier America Project. More than 140 organizations have joined together to support a consensus document entitled, "Our Vision for a Healthier America." The Healthier America Project will advance that vision, harnessing the ideas and experience of people from every level of government in partnership with business and community leaders, and establish a blueprint for how to modernize the public health system.
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Project Documents
Remarks of Governor Lowell Weicker, Jr. (October 31, 2009)
President of Trust for America's Health Speaks on Health Care Reform before The Muslim Coalition of Connecticut
TFAH and Robert Wood Johnson Poll (June 8, 2009)
Americans rank prevention as most important health reform priority
Our Vision for a Healthier America
More than 140 organizations have signed onto this call for action.
A Healthier America: A New Vision and Agenda
A more detailed discussion for how to achieve a National Prevention Strategy
A Healthier America Summit
View webcasts of TFAH's June 2007 event, featuring Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN), former Gov. Mark Warner (D-VA), and a Fred Friendly Seminar on pandemic flu preparedness hosted by Jeff Greenfield of CBS News.
The Healthier America Project: A Blueprint for a Healthier America presented by TFAH Executive Director Jeffrey Levi at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Public Opinion Surveys by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and Public Opinion Strategies
TFAH Reports
May 2012
Health in Mind
April 2012
Potential Savings Through Prevention of Avoidable Chronic Illness Among CalPERS State Active Members
March 2012
Investing in America's Health
A State-By-State Look At Public Health Funding And Key Health Facts
February 2012
Bending the Obesity Cost Curve:
Reducing Obesity Rates by Five Percent Could Lead to More than $29 Billion in Health Care Savings in Five Years
November 2011
Healthier Americans for a Healthier Economy
Latest News
May 11, 2012
Groups Offer Ways for Feds to Improve Student Well-Being
May 9, 2012
Schools key in war on obesity, report says
May 4, 2012
Health Care Law Prevention Fund Ignites Partisan Battle on Capitol Hill
April 29, 2012
5 prevention programs GOP hopes to target
April 27, 2012
How the Prevention Fund is being spent
More Headlines from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
April 29, 2009
Health Officials Scramble to Address Swine Influenza Outbreak
April 29, 2009
Swine Flu Outbreak Sickens Hundreds Worldwide
April 27, 2009
CDC, FDA Warn of Salmonella Contamination in Alfalfa Sprouts
April 24, 2009
Study Finds More Improvement Needed for Hospital Disaster Preparedness
April 24, 2009
Utah Launches Web-Based Infectious Disease Tracking System
Policy Information
March 2009
TFAH Background on Public Health Workforce Shortages and Recommendations
March 2009
TFAH Testimony in Support of Reliable Funding for Public Health
September 2008
Letter Urging Support for Prevention Resolution, H.Res. 1381
September 2008
TFAH Principles for Health Reform
Press Releases
April 26, 2012
TFAH Statement on the Latest Attack of the Prevention Fund: Jeopardizes the Health and Wellbeing of All Americans
February 16, 2012
TFAH Statement on Cuts to Prevention Fund to Finance the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate: the Agreement Sells Out America’s Health
February 13, 2012
TFAH Statement on the President’s Budget Announcement: Deeply Disappointed by the Proposed Cuts to Prevention, CDC
February 9, 2012
Harkin Welcomes New Report Showing Reduced Obesity Rates Would Yield Billions in Savings
Resources
Selected items from TFAH's Resource Library:
ALS Association
A website dedicated to the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease through global, cutting edge treatment, as well as supporting those afflicted with the disease.
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association seeks to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
The Education and Referral Center includes current, comprehensive information and resources about Alzheimer's disease from the National Institute of Aging.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society website includes various information about cancer from access to health care, statistics, clinical trials, and stories from cancer survivors.
Breast Cancer Fund
Founded in 1992, the Breast Cancer Fund identifies, and advocates for elimination of, environmental and preventable causes of the disease.
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