- Partnership supports Every Child By Two in their efforts to educate parents about the importance of vaccinating their babies. Click here to read more about the new public awareness campaign.
- Partnership submits testimony on childhood obesity to the Senate Subcommittee on Children & Families.
- Partnership provides technical support on recently introduced workplace wellness resolution. Click here for more information.
- Partnership responds to Bush Administration’s opposition to FDA regulation of tobacco products. See Partnership’s statement.
- National Conference of State Legislatures Presentation: “Moderating Health Costs Through Prevention.” See John Clymer’s presentation to the NCSL Annual Policy Summit and links to resources for state policy makers.
- National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, released July 23 by four former U.S. Surgeons General. Click here for more information.
- On July 15, the House and the Senate voted to override the President's veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. HR 6331 improves the coverage of preventive services in Medicare. Read about the bill.
 |  | | AARP president Jennie Chin Hansen outlines a policy agenda at a Congressional Prevention Caucus briefing on injury prevention. Experts from AARP and CDC talked about the importance of vision screening and other measures to prevent injuries to American seniors caused by falls. | 2008 World Health Care Congress: Partnership president John Clymer and Jim Hagedorn, chairman and CEO, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, following their plenary presentation on workforce health. |  | | | 2008 World Health Care Congress: Partnership president John Clymer chairs a panel discussion on business/community collaborations for health improvement with Paul Speranza, vice chairman and general counsel, Wegmans Food Markets, and chair, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Larry Becker, director of corporate benefits, Xerox. | |  | 
| | Fit at Work Congressional Briefing: Sheila Franklin (National Coalition for Promotion Physical Activity), Helen Durkin (International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association) and Diane Flanders (Erickson Communities) | Fit at Work Congressional Briefing: Bill Dietz, PhD, Director, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, CDC |
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