Moving from Sick Care to Health: A Briefing on the Keys to America’s Healthy Future – Prevention and Children

10:30-11:30 am, Wednesday, September 16, 2009                                              304 Cannon House Building                                                                          Washington, D.C.  

The Blue Sky Health Initiative and Nemours presented the National Prevention Agenda and how to develop innovative and transformative approaches to clinical and community prevention in order to fundamentally improve health and health care.  The briefing addressed how to build on the substantial progress already made on children’s health, and the benefits of investing in children’s health to both health outcomes and cost savings.  

Congressional Sponsors:

Congresswoman Jane Harman

Congressman Mike Castle

Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

Speakers:

Neal Halfon                                                                                                           Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health and Public Policy, UCLA                             and Director, Blue Sky Health Initiative                                                     Presentation

Debbie Chang                                                                                                   Vice President of Policy and Prevention, Nemours                                    Presentation