Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment
Overview
The Center for Public Health’s chronic disease prevention and treatment focus area aims to stop and reverse the devastating costs and consequences of chronic disease worldwide. This initiative develops new solutions by researching and writing data-driven and action-focused reports, bringing together leaders from all areas of health, and constructing community-focused programming.
America’s Obesity Crisis: The Health and Economic Costs of Excess Weight
This study calculates the prevalence and economic effects of disease-related to obesity and overweight in the United States.
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