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The
President's
Council
on
Physical
Fitness
and
Sports
celebrated
National
Physical
Fitness
and
Sports
Month
on
May
3,
2007
by
participating
in
the
launch
of
the
Prevention
Bus
Tour.
Luminaries
Jack
LaLanne,
Dr.
Ken
Cooper,
and
Bud
Seretean
were
honored
as
PCPFS
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
winners. |
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HHS
Acting
Deputy
Secretary
Eric
Hargan
takes
the
HHS
"A
Healthier
US
Starts
Here"
Prevention
Tour
to
thank
the
Greater
Houston
Boys
and
Girls
Club
for
their
work
to
help
care
for
people
with
malaria. |
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Deputy
Assistant
Secretary
Garth
Graham,
Regional
Director
Chris
Downing
and
CMS
Regional
Administrator
Roger
Perez
met
with
Mayor
Joe
Riley
and
Charleston,
SC
city
employees
to
recognize
the
city
for
its
variety
of
effective
wellness
programs. |
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Older
Americans
Month
Celebration.
The
Healthier
US Tour
started
here on
May 24
at the
Manassas
Senior
Center. |
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HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging, Josefina G. Carbonell met with seniors at the Manassas Senior Center in Prince William County, Virginia at their Older Americans Month celebration.
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Assistant
Secretary
for
Aging,
Josefina
G. Carbonell
met with
Medicare
partners
at the
Manassas
Senior
Center
during
the bus
tour on
May
24. |
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Dr.
Charlotte Yeh,
CMS
Regional
Administrator,
met with
Senior
Olympians
during a
stop in
Quincy,
Massachusetts
on May
15. |
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Assistant
Secretary
for
Aging, Josafina
G.
Carbonell,
was
entertained
by
representatives
from the
Salvation
Army New
York
Chinatown
Corps
and
Community
Service
Center
during
the
Prevention
tour in
Queens,
New York
on May
9. |
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Assistant
Secretary Carbonell
also met
the New
Jersey
Nets
senior
dance
team
during
her
visit to
the New
York
City
Older
Americans
Month
event on
May 9.
The
dance
team is
comprised
of men
and
women at
least 60
years of
age who
perform
during
at least
six
games a
season.
The
dancers
receive
overwhelming
support
by Nets
crowds
and
epitomize
the
Older
Americans
Month
Theme:
Making
Choices
for a
Healthier
Future. |
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Notes from the Road
RADM Penelope Slade Royall from Charleston, WV:
West Virginians have some of the highest hurdles to overcome in the nation: 28.5 percent of the population reports no leisure physical activities, 80 percent report less than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, over 30 percent are obese, WV ranks second highest in the U.S. in diabetes incidence, 25 percent of residents smoke cigarettes and WV leads the nation in the use of smokeless tobacco.
Still, the dedicated participants at our recent meeting are determined to make a dent in these statistics and raise awareness about the prevention screenings now available to Medicare recipients. The SHIPs voiced strong support for the Governor’s Healthy Lifestyle Initiative and WV’s First Lady Gayle Manchin works hard to create collaboration between public and private efforts. West Virginia was a very positive stop for the Medicare Prevention bus tour! |
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U.S.
Department
of
Health &
Human
Services
Assistant
Secretary
of
Health,
Admiral
John
Agwunobi,
speaks
with
partnering
organizations
at the
Annapolis
Senior
Center
in
Annapolis,
Maryland.
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Members
of the
partnering
organizations
in
Annapolis,
Maryland,
join
U.S.
Department
of
Health &
Human
Services
Assistant
Secretary
of
Health,
Admiral
John Agwunobi
next to
the
Medicare
bus. |
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HHS
officials
who
focus on
Indian
health
care met
with
representatives
of
several
tribal
organizations
at the
National
Museum
of
Native
American
History.
The bus
tour
will
include
several
stops at
Indian
reservations. |
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At
National
Institutes
of
Health
headquarters
in
Bethesda,
Maryland
are: (L
to R)
Jeremy
M. Berg,
Ph.D.,
Director
of the
National
Institute
of
General
Medical
Sciences;
John J.
Bartrum,
Associate
Director
of NIH's
budget
office;
Dr.
Anthony
S. Fauci,
Director
of the
National
Institute
of
Allergy
and
Infectious
Diseases;
and Dr.
Alan M.
Krensky,
NIH
Deputy
Director
of the
Office
of
Portfolio
Analysis
and
Strategic
Initiatives. |
