Chronic Disease Prevention: Saving Lives, Saving Money

The Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored a July 13 luncheon briefing to discuss whether or not public health investments can help prevent chronic disease and reduce escalating health care costs.

For more information, please visit the Alliance’s event page.

Full version: Video

 

Speakers for this session:

The panel was moderated by Ed Howard of the Alliance.

  • Ursula Bauer, CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • Thomas Farley, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Matthew Myers, Tobacco-Free Kids Campaign
  • Linda Bilheimer, Congressional Budget Office

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