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Press Releases

Prominent Prevention Organization Endorses Public Plan Option (07.09)

With the health care reform debate taking center stage in Washington, D.C., and around the country, Prevention Institute’s Board of Directors announced their formal endorsement and support for a public plan option. This is the first time the leading prevention group has taken an official position on a medical services issue.

Leading Health Advocate Applauds Respondents in Recent Poll for Putting Prevention First (07.09)

A new poll released today shows voters across the political spectrum support health care delivery system reforms that place greater emphasis on prevention.

Sixty-five percent of Democrats and 62 percent of Republicans agree that the current system places far less emphasis on prevention than it should.

Media Highlights

View the press kit for our video and campaign: "We're Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids"
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UNITY Co-Chair Deborah Prothrow-Stith in The Hill Blog: "Federal budget must prioritize opportunities, not arrests, for our young people"
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In Kaiser Health News: Prevention and Public Health Fund: Good for our health, good for small business by APHA's Executive Director

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