Disease Prevention

• Overview
• Overweight and Obesity
• Increasing Physical Activity
• HIV/AIDS
• Tobacco Use

Overview

What are the priorities?

• Overweight and Obesity
• Increasing Physical Activity
• HIV/AIDS
• Tobacco Use
• Preventing Birth Defects
• Preventing Injury

Why are these priorities?

• Seven of 10 Americans who die each year die of a preventable chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes and many forms of cancer.
• Tobacco-related illnesses are the leading cause of death and kill 435,000 people each year.

How can we solve/address these priorities?

• Eat healthy foods
• Be physically active
• Don't smoke
• Limit alcohol and avoid drugs

How is the Office of the Surgeon General/HHS helping?

• Through HHS initiatives such as Steps to a HealthierUS, Healthy Lifestyles & Disease Prevention, and the Small Steps Campaign, we are encouraging American families to take small, manageable steps within their current lifestyle — versus drastic changes — to ensure long-term health.

 Overweight and Obesity

• Resources
  • Diet, Nutrition, and Eating Right
  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans (www.health.gov)
  • HealthierUS.gov (HealthierUS.gov )
  • Steps to a HealthierUS Initiative  (healthierus.gov)

 Increasing Physical Activity

• Resources
  • Exercise and Fitness
  • Fitness.gov  (Fitness.gov)
  • HealthierUS.gov (HealthierUS.gov )
  • Steps to a HealthierUS Initiative  (healthierus.gov)
  • The Presidents Challenge  (The Presidents Challenge )

 HIV/AIDS

• Resources
  • AIDS.gov
  • AIDS (MedlinePlus)
  • AIDS (healthfinder)
  • HIV (healthfinder)

 Tobacco Use

• Resources
  • The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
  • Women, Tobacco, and Cancer: An Agenda for the 21st Century, Report of the Women, Tobacco, and Cancer Working Group (July 2004)  (women.cancer.gov)
  • Tobacco Cessation - You Can Quit Smoking Now!
  • Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (U.S. Code)  (www.access.gpo.gov)

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