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State of Obesity 2021: Better Policies for a Healthier America

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Leveraging Evidence-Based Policies to Improve Health, Control Costs, and Create Health Equity

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On the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th Terror Attacks the Nation is Better Prepared but Still not Fully Prepared for Public Health Emergencies

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Aligning Public Health Interventions with Older Adult Housing Needs and Challenges

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TFAH Applauds Surgeon General's Call for Whole-of-Society Approach to Correcting the Problem of Health Misinformation

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Trust for America's Health works on a variety of issues to help protect the health of every community and make disease prevention a national priority.

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September 15, 2021

New Data Show Sixteen States Have Adult Obesity Rates at 35 Percent or Higher Up From 12 States in 2019
September 15, 2021

Recientes Estudios Revelan que Dieciséis Estados Cuentan con un Índice más del 35% de Obesidad en Adultos, en comparación con la data registada en el 2019 que contaba con 12 Estados

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