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WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH), today, released a new report of key facts about the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which was created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO) The Truth about the Prevention Fund includes an overview of the Fund, which is the nation's largest single investment in prevention, using evidence-based and innovative partnership approaches to...
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TFAH applauds the passage of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) (H.R. 307), which will help address ongoing and emerging challenges in public health preparedness - and ensure public health has the resources and support necessary to prepare for and respond to disease outbreaks, severe weather events, acts of terrorism or other public health emergencies. (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Trust for America's Health (TFAH) released A Healthier America 2013: Strategies to Move from Sick Care to Health Care in Four Years - which provides high-impact recommendations to prioritize prevention and improve the health of Americans. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO) The Healthier America report outlines top policy approaches to respond to studies that show 1) more than half of Americans are...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) applauds Senator Tom Harkin (IA) for re-introducing the Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HeLP) for America Act--an important step in moving the country from a sick care system to a health care system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO) The following is a statement from Jeffrey Levi, Ph.D., executive director of TFAH. "More than half of Americans are living with one or...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) applauds House passage and urges swift Senate passage--before year's end--of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO) The following is a statement from Jeff Levi, Executive Director of TFAH. "In 2006, PAHPA greatly strengthened the nation's preparedness and response planning. Now, in 2012, PAHPRA provides...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the 10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, 35 states and Washington, D.C. scored a six or lower on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO ) The report, issued by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), found that while there has been significant progress...
Related Health Care Costs Could Climb by More Than 20 Percent in Nine States WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, are on course to increase dramatically in every state in the country over the next 20 years, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012, a report released today by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)....
NEW ANALYSIS RANKS STATES, FINDS 12 STATES TOP 30 PERCENT FOR OBESITY WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twelve states currently have an adult obesity rate above 30 percent, according to a new analysis released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The analysis used the state obesity rates made available today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mississippi had the highest rate of...
MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the prevalence of childhood obesity in children rapidly increases across the United States, and the nation continues to grapple with the life-threatening consequences of this epidemic, a new report released today from Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota examines how this public health threat is impacting children and families across Minnesota - and what can be done to address it. (Photo:...
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) applauds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for releasing the first joint awards of two preparedness grant programs, the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement and Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO) The following is a statement from Jeff Levi, Executive Director of TFAH, who also serves...
