Message to NCGA: Focus on Chronic Disease Prevention!

NC SPIN Video

"Prevention as a Partnership" - Legislative Briefing

February 6, 2013

Slides From NCGA Health Briefing

Leading state health organizations were at work early this morning briefing members and staff of the General Assembly about the burden of chronic disease in the State. These diseases include diabetes, heart disease, cancers and diseases of the lungs, and touch the lives and health of almost every North Carolinian. In a program titled “Prevention as a Partnership,” state health organizations outlined how they are working together to prevent the incidence of chronic disease, touching on key initiatives that reduce the incidence of controllable risk factors. The program was aimed at educating legislators, especially members of the 2013 Freshman class, on critical health issues and the role they play in the quality of life and the economic vitality of the state.

Partner Organizations Include:

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, American Lung Association, Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence

Featured Speakers:

· Sammy Tchwenko, MD , MPH, Epidemiologist, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Branch, NC DHHS

· Ross J. Simpson, Jr. MD, PhD, The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence

· David Eddleman, MD, FACS, American Cancer Society Action Network

· Betsy Gaskins-McClaine, American Heart/American Stroke Association

· Jill Ann (Musika) Ohar, MD, American Lung Association

· David Rice, American Diabetes Association

· Aldona Wos, MD, Secretary of NC DHHS

February 6, 2013

Colleen Farris, Producer