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HHS Partners with USDA and USTA to Promote the DEUCE Health Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) and major corporate and private sponsors launched a health program called Disparity Elimination Using Care and Exercise (DEUCE) which is aimed at promoting better health care and fitness among minority youth.This program kicked off with an event April 28, 2006, at Washington, D.C.'s William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, site of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, a tournament that is part of this summer's U.S. Open Series.
DEUCE brings together public and private partners with tennis' governing body to create an initiative that promotes better health care and fitness among young minorities by combining the benefits of tennis training and exercise with health care and nutrition education from experts. It also provides grants to qualifying youth programs.
"Improving fitness among America's children is essential," said Dr. Garth Graham, HHS deputy assistant secretary for minority health. "This campaign will help us eliminate the risk factors, like obesity, that begin in childhood and lead to serious medical conditions including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, which are responsible for long-term health disparities affecting minority communities."
For further information about the DEUCE program, please visit the areas below:
- Read the press release of the event.
- Click here to read the full text of Dr. Garth Graham's speech during the April 28, 2006 event.
- View pictures of the event by clicking any of the thumbnails to the right. (Clicking on a picture will enlarge it.)