Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Reviews 2010 Accomplishments on Behalf of Health Care Reform, Makes Strategic Plans for 2011
December 16, 2010 - Washington, D.C.
CRI partner the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) renewed its commitment to helping to ensure that implementation of the health care reform legislation advances prevention and management of chronic disease at its December 16, 2010, Policy Working Group meeting in Washington, D.C. PFCD made its greatest impacts in 2010 through working with policymakers to shape implementation geared to health quality improvement, highlight what is working as models for replication, encourage coordination at the highest levels of the public and private sectors to assure consistent focus on health and quality improvements, and build support for addressing chronic disease as long-term strategy for deficit reduction.
November 19-24, 2009 – Changsha City, Hunan Province, China
CRI and our partner the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) were invited to meet with Chinese leaders as part of a health diplomacy visit to share information about health care reform in the United States, as well as discuss the best practices in U.S. health promotion and disease prevention. CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, and national chairperson of the PFCD, and CRI executive director and board member and member of the PFCD Advisory Board, Jennifer Cabe, M.A., traveled to China for meetings with members of the Chinese Government, leading corporations, and the media, as well as clinicians, health scientists, public health practitioners, and economists, to share their expertise in disease prevention, health literacy, and management of chronic disease.
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CRI President Richard Carmona Addresses Health Disparities and Chronic Disease in Keynote Speech at A. Philip Randolph Institute National Education Conference
August 14, 2009 – Phoenix, AZ
Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, and national chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), delivered the keynote address at the A. Philip Randolph Institute 40th Annual National Education Conference. He addressed the need for an increased focus on prevention of chronic disease and public participation in creating solutions in order to reduce the long-standing health disparities in the United States.
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CRI President Richard Carmona Joins Health, Business, and Community Leaders to Announce the Washington State Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
May 21, 2009 – Seattle, WA
An alliance of leaders in health care, business, and community advocacy launched the Washington state chapter of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD). Canyon Ranch Institute President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, and national chairperson of PFCD delivered the keynote speech at the press conference and highlighted the need for comprehensive health reform to address the growing crisis of chronic disease in Washington and the entire nation.
CRI and Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Release the 2009 Almanac of Chronic Disease
May 14, 2009 – Washington, D.C.
CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and national chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), hosted the briefing to release the 2009 Almanac of Chronic Disease. The Almanac is a comprehensive resource of information and data on chronic disease that clearly demonstrates that improvements in chronic disease prevention and management will save lives and reduce health care spending in our nation.
CRI President Richard Carmona Joins National Health Experts to Launch Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Chapter in Maryland
April 14, 2009 – Baltimore, MD
Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and national chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) delivered the keynote speech at a press conference to launch a partnership to address the burden of chronic disease in Maryland. Along with David Brennan, CEO of AstraZeneca and chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Richard congratulated state and local leaders of Maryland on their commitment to make chronic disease prevention and management a part of comprehensive health reform.
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April 07, 2009 – Chicago, IL
CRI partner the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) was launched in Illinois in an effort to tackle the nation's number-one cause of death and disability – chronic disease. Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, CRI President and national chairperson of the PFCD, delivered the keynote speech to a broad, bipartisan coalition of influential Illinois health care, business, faith and labor leaders at two separate press conferences held in Chicago and the state capital of Springfield.
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CRI Leadership Renews Commitment to the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
December 9, 2008 – Washington, D.C.
At the final Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) Advisory Board meeting of 2008, Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of CRI and national chairperson of PFCD, and Ken Thorpe, Ph.D., executive director of PFCD, reflected on the dedication and accomplishments of the organization's members. More than 120 national organizations, including Canyon Ranch Institute, are partners in PFCD. At this meeting of the PFCD Advisory Board, Dr. Carmona, Dr. Thorpe, and PFCD members, including Jennifer Cabe, M.A., CRI executive director and board member, renewed their commitment to educating the public and our nation's policymakers on the need to better prevent and manage chronic disease.
October 24, 2008 – Manchester and Keene, NH
The New Hampshire chapter of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) launched Keeping America Healthy: A Guide to Successful Programs, a resource highlighting ways to improve health and health care through proven prevention strategies. Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute and national chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, met with public officials, community leaders, health care professionals, health advocates, and hospital executives about the chronic disease burden in New Hampshire.
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CRI and the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Meet with Japanese Leaders About the Importance of Chronic Disease Prevention
September 24 – 26, 2008 – Tokyo, Japan
CRI and partner the Partnership to Fight Chronic Diseasewere invited to meet with Japanese leaders in Tokyo, Japan, to help advance the health and well-being of the Japanese people by sharing promising health practices underway in the United States. Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of CRI, and national chairperson of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, and Jennifer Cabe, M.A., CRI executive director, traveled to Japan for meetings with members of the National Diet of Japan (Japan's legislature), leading corporations, and the health care media, as well as government officials, clinicians, health scientists, public health practitioners, and economists, to share their expertise in promoting health and wellness through prevention and management of chronic disease.
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