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An American epidemic – and momentum to end itToday, there is broad agreement: childhood obesity is a public health epidemic. One in three American children is now overweight or obese. Obese children are at increased risk for other serious problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, gallbladder disease and certain cancers.
But momentum around fighting this urgent health problem is building. Lawmakers are holding hearings on strengthening school health programs. Michelle Obama’s national “Let’s Move!” program to fight childhood obesity is kicking into gear. And last week, that new energy and momentum was on display at a briefing hosted by health policy journal Health Affairs (a Burness client).
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Briefing: First-Ever State-by-State County Health RankingsAs of this week, local policymakers have a powerful new tool at their disposal: health rankings for every county in America.
The County Health Rankings, a project of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin, is a first-of-its-kind collection of 50 reports - one per state - that ranks every county in each state on its overall health.
Read MoreIn this video, Dr. Richard Payne discusses with Andy Burness the need for scientists to communicate about their work. Dr. Payne is a professor of medicine and divinity at Duke University, and the Esther Colliflower Director of the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life.
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