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CRI in Action | Events
Check out events at which Canyon Ranch Institute, our partners, and our leadership are participating. 2008 Events July 23, 2008 – Washington, D.C. Lance Armstrong, chairman and founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and an unprecedented gathering of the former U.S. Surgeons General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., 17th United States Surgeon General (2002-2006); David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., 16th United States Surgeon General (1998-2002); Joycelyn Elders, M.D., M.S., 15th United States Surgeon General (1993-1994); and Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.Ph., 14th United States Surgeon General (1990-1993), came together at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. to announce the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship. The National Call to Action was created through collaboration with the cancer community to outline the goals and strategies that will help all Americans to take decisive action in making cancer prevention and survivorship a national priority. At the press conference, the U.S. Surgeons General outlined the battle plan for the new war on cancer and shared steps that Americans can take to reduce the risk of developing cancer and improve screening, early detection, treatment, and survivorship. April 28, 2008 – Los Angeles, CA A diverse panel of experts came together at the 2008 Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss the growing burden of chronic disease. Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006) moderated the panel, entitled "An Unhealthy America: Obesity and the Economic Implications of Chronic Disease." Dr Carmona highlighted the need for improved health literacy and noted drastic health disparities across the socioeconomic spectrum. Panelists stressed the need for a health infrastructure that involves both the public and private sectors, and encourages balance, health literacy, and sustainable behavior change. April 18, 2008 – Philadelphia, PA Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, spoke at Thomas Jefferson University regarding the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. Dr. Carmona described the economic drain of chronic disease on Pennsylvania's economy and stressed the need for increased health literacy for all Americans. The event concluded with an interactive discussion. April 08, 2008 – Washington, D.C. Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute (CRI), 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), Senator Edward Kennedy, and AstraZeneca CEO David Brennan participated in a Capitol Hill Health Policy Briefing focused on prevention and management of chronic disease. Dr. Carmona spoke on behalf of PFCD, a CRI partner, stating that "Seventy-five cents of every dollar you're spending on health care is on chronic disease, much of which is preventable." March 04, 2008 – Denver, CO The Colorado Chapter of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) was launched on March 4 with a keynote speech at the State Capitol by Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and chairperson of the PFCD, a Canyon Ranch Institute partner. Dr. Carmona was joined at the news conference by the PFCD Colorado panel of co-chairs, including First Lady Jeannie Ritter, former Governors Bill Owens and Roy Romer, and former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb. This distinguished group will lead Colorado's bipartisan coalition as it strives to make chronic disease the key health care issue in the 2008 presidential election. Dr. Carmona also spoke at a second news conference held in the afternoon at the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs has emerged as a national leader in the effort to target chronic diseases through its Pioneering Healthy Communities initiative being spearheaded by the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region. The project drives policy, new programming, and structural and environmental change in communities to promote healthy lifestyles. January 31, 2008 – Los Angeles, CA Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, moderated a panel discussion attended by more than 120 leaders in health care, business, and entertainment to discuss the role that chronic disease prevention and management must have in the next president's health care agenda. The panelists cited rising rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, as a significant factor in escalating health care costs. Following the panel, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., senior political analyst for MSNBC and Emmy-winning producer of the "West Wing" television program, moderated a discussion with attendees about the issue and how to build consensus in health care reform. January 18, 2008 – Austin, TX Lance Armstrong, founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF), and Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), were joined by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in Austin, Texas, to announce the new partnership between Canyon Ranch Institute and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The partnership will focus on cancer prevention and survivorship and making cancer a national priority. On January 18, Canyon Ranch Institute and the LAF released Lance's request to Dr. Carmona to create a national strategy to combat cancer, and Dr. Carmona's response. Dr. Carmona and previous U.S. Surgeons General will collaborate with the cancer prevention and survivorship community to develop a National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship. January 14, 2008 – Phoenix, AZ Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006) gave the keynote address at the opening of the Arizona Legislature, urging all Arizona State Senators and a full gallery of visitors to invest in disease prevention. As a follow-up to his prevention-focused message, the Arizona Daily Star published an op-ed by Dr. Carmona that calls on all citizens to support prevention as a key strategy in overcoming the nation's health care cost crisis. 2007 Events November 08, 2007 – Des Moines, Iowa Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, met with leaders of the Iowa Democrat and Republican parties regarding the importance of bringing the effort to fight chronic disease to the forefront of the health care debate. November 02, 2007 – Washington, D.C. Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and health and wellness chairperson of the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, spoke about the U.S. obesity epidemic and the newly released report by The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and the STOP Obesity Alliance at The George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium on November 2. October 15, 2007 – Bethesda, MD The Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC) has launched a website, www.PreventChildhoodInfluenza.org, to support its newly issued report that calls for improved childhood influenza immunization rates in the United States. The CIIC is a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, and Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), serves as chairperson of CIIIC. October 02, 2007 – Washington, D.C. In a groundbreaking study released by the Milken Institute, the annual economic impact on the U.S. economy of the most common chronic diseases is calculated to be more than $1 trillion, which could balloon to nearly $6 trillion by the middle of the century. At the press conference announcing the release of this study, Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, called for a cultural transformation in health care that focuses on prevention. September 24, 2007 – Concord, NH In New Hampshire, Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, rolled out PFCD's "Ideas for Change" in health care, which calls on all 2008 presidential candidates to address the country's chronic disease crisis in their health care plans. August 21, 2007 – Columbia, SC Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), and chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, addressed students and faculty at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health, where he called on current and future policymakers to focus on chronic disease prevention. May 15, 2007 – Washington, D.C. Leading experts and organizations in the health care, business, and labor communities came together today to launch the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), a coalition committed to making the issue of chronic disease the key health care issue in the 2008 presidential election. PFCD is a Canyon Ranch Institute partner, and Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of CRI and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), serves as Chairperson of the PFCD. April 19, 2007 – Atlanta, GA Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006) announced the Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC), an initiative of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) that aims to increase the low influenza immunization rates in children throughout the United States. The CIIC is a Canyon Ranch Institute partner. February 16, 2007 – Miami, FL Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006) presented the family-focused media company, Todobebé, with the first-ever Canyon Ranch Institute Prevention Pioneer Award. January 23, 2007 – New York, NY Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and 17th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006), announced the Canyon Ranch Institute's 2007 research and programmatic agenda: "The Year of Wellness and Prevention," which aims to empower all people to strengthen the body, mind, and spirit of themselves, their families, and their communities. At the event, Dr. Carmona pledged 10 scholarships to Dr. Izquierdo, founder of Urban Health Plan, which serves over 27,000 patients in the Bronx. The scholarships will be awarded to staff members at Urban Health Plan to participate in the weeklong Canyon Ranch Life Enhancement Program in Tucson, Arizona.    |