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"A historic commitment to wellness
initiatives will keep millions of Americans from setting foot in the doctor's
office in the first place -- because these are preventable diseases and we're
going to invest in prevention.”
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As
stated by
President Obama at the signed of the bill Feb 18th
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JOIN DHPE AND
HELP MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY
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“We're going to invest in Prevention.”
Thanks to you: Over $1
billion passed for prevention and wellness in the economic stimulus bill!
The version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act that the
U.S. Congress voted for last week, and that President Obama recently signed
includes more than $1 billion for prevention and wellness. This investment in
prevention will support more than 20,000 public health jobs and provide
substantial support for efforts to create healthier communities. This would
not have happened without an outpouring of support and advocacy from the
public health community and supporters like you. Thanks to all who sent
communications and made calls. Your hard work and dedication paid off!
There is still substantial work ahead to
ensure that the prevention and wellness funds, as well as stimulus funding
related to issues such as transportation, parks and economic development, are
allocated in ways that support health and equity. For more information visit us
at www.dhpe.org
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