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Preventive Health Care

As part of the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. James Marks talked about accomplishments and initiatives o… read more

As part of the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. James Marks talked about accomplishments and initiatives of the Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention. Topics included epidemics in obesity, diabetes and asthma. He answered audience members' questions.

HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson compared the costs of prevention in health care to the costs of direct medical services. He talked about better screening examinations, measuring the quality of health, nutritional foods, insurance credits for losing weight, and other topics. close

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  • Elizabeth Majestic Deputy Director (Acting) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention->National Ctr. for Chronic Disease Prevention
  • James S. Marks M.D. Director National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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Program ID:
180608-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Feb 18, 2004 | 9:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Feb 20, 2004 | 1:05pm EST | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Feb 18, 2004 | 9:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 19, 2004 | 10:16am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 19, 2004 | 4:49pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Feb 20, 2004 | 1:05pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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