WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thursday, June 16, HHS Secretary Sebelius, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Melody Barnes, domestic policy adviser and the director of the Domestic Policy Council at the White House and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin will join with other administration officials to unveil the first ever National Prevention Strategy. The National Prevention Strategy, called for under the Affordable Care Act, outlines the ways that public and private partners can help Americans stay healthy and fit and improve our nation’s prosperity. It helps move the nation away from a focus on disease and illness to a focus on wellness and prevention.
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Press Conference to release National Prevention Strategy |
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Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Lisa Jackson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency |
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Tom Harkin, United States Senator, Iowa |
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Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Adviser and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council, White House |
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Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy |
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Robert Velasco, II, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service |
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Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
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11:00 a.m. EDT | |||
Media Pre-Set at 10:30 a.m. EDT |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Hubert Humphrey Building | |||
Great Hall | |||
200 Independence Avenue, SW | |||
Washington, DC 20201 | |||
Live at www.hhs.gov/live |
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Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
CONTACT:
HHS Press Office
202-690-6343
KEYWORDS: United States North America District of Columbia
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Health Fitness & Nutrition Public Policy/Government Healthcare Reform Public Policy White House/Federal Government
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