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Partnerships in Health: Applying Metrics to Target Interventions & Improve Health

Last week, in partnership with ThinkWellPoint, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease hosted…

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Addressing Chronic Diseases Would Reduce Debt, Generate Savings

September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011This week, President Barack Obama shared his…

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Non-Communicable Diseases and Communicable Diseases Interact in Global Health

By Ashok MalikIt is tempting to see the non-communicable diseases/communicable diseases equation…

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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month – Paving the Way towards a Healthier Future

There are an estimated 23 million obese or overweight children in the…

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Shaping the World’s Health Agenda: UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs

This September an event will take place in New York that could…

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Health IT Helps Physical and Fiscal Bottom Lines

Because most chronic diseases are highly preventable and frequently manageable it cannot…

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Impact of NCDs on Emerging Economies – Focus on India

Just how much of a threat are non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to emerging…

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Cultivating Health Improvement

As we grapple with exactly what this health care crisis means to…

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Preventing Childhood Obesity

The Institute of Medicine last week issued a report, funded by the…

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Medicare Benefits Good Step Towards Prevention

In the midst of a continuing dialogue about the critical role prevention…

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