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Monday, July 27, 2009

Press Release: President Clinton Highlights Economic Impact of Obesity Epidemic on Healthcare

Alliance for a Healthier Generation Receives Pioneering Innovation Award from CDC
President Bill Clinton today brought attention to the growing healthcare costs related to obesity in the United States and the urgent need for better prevention, assessment and treatment of the childhood obesity epidemic.
President Clinton, speaking at Weight of the Nation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) inaugural conference on obesity, discussed the significant impact of obesity on our nation’s healthcare system. According to figures released by the CDC today, obesity costs our nation as much as $147 billion per year in direct healthcare costs and lost productivity.
The President highlighted the work of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, facilitating innovations to significantly reduce childhood obesity in the United States by 2015.
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/news/news-media/press-release-president-clinton-highlights-economic-impact-of-obesity-epidemic-on-healthcare
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2 comments:

  1. aduganJuly 28, 2009 at 4:07 AM

    sure i put you on my blog list

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  2. aduganJuly 28, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    Bill Clinton in medical socieety enewsletter(Endocrine Society)

    Study shows obese spend more on healthcare.
    http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2009072801endo&r=3656213-1943

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