(from the rwjf alerts)
New Report Finds That Poor, Minority and Middle-Class Americans With Less Education Live Sicker and Die Younger
Coinciding with the release of a new report describing the current health profile of Americans—looking specifically at how education, income, race and ethnicity play a role in Americans' health—the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced the formation of a new commission to identify and promote workable, evidence-based solutions to address the many non-medical influences on health and improve opportunities for all Americans to make healthier choices.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier America will investigate how factors beyond the medical care system affect personal behavioral choices. Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., former FDA commissioner and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Alice Rivlin, Ph.D., former director of the Office of Management and Budget, will co-chair the commission.
"The evidence tells us that whether or not a person gets sick in the first place often has little to do with their health care," said RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A. "A far greater determinant of a person's health is the relationship between how we live our lives and the surrounding economic, social and physical environment. This commission will take a fresh look at factors such as these to identify innovative ways to make ours a healthier nation."
Learn more.
Read the Overcoming Obstacles to Health report.
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