NACDD Submits Comments on Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895)
Chronic diseases account for 86% of health care costs in the United States. Investing in prevention methods will increase Americans' quality of life, as well…
November 13, 2018
Chronic diseases account for 86% of health care costs in the United States. Investing in prevention methods will increase Americans' quality of life, as well…
November 13, 2018
Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing…
October 29, 2018
In February, the ProVention Health Foundation (the Foundation established to support NACDD's work) convened a Thought Leader Roundtable on Oral Health and Chronic Disease in Older…
October 15, 2018
In 2018, NACDD was awarded funding under DP18-1811 "Partner Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes" by CDC's Division of Oral Health to provide technical assistance…
NACDD's STAR Program works with state and territorial chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs to build organizational capacity and practice effectiveness. This past month, NACDD…
October 11, 2018
New Guide Provides a Roadmap for Operationalizing Medicaid Coverage NACDD and ChangeLab Solutions, in collaboration with CDC, has released Establishing and Operationalizing Medicaid Coverage of Diabetes…
October 9, 2018
NACDD, with funding support from the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO), has added six new interdisciplinary teams to its walkability network…
October 4, 2018
Five years ago, NACDD received funding from the CDC Disability and Health Promotion Branch to launch a national pilot project to make healthy choices the…