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PREVENTION: A BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• FRONT COVER
• MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY
• OVERVIEW
• SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM
  • Overweight and Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Tobacco
  • Media and Messages
  • Health Literacy
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
  • Action Steps for Individuals and Families
  • Action Steps for Communities
  • Action Steps for Schools
  • Action Steps for Employers
  • Action Steps for Health Insurers
  • Action Steps for Health Care Providers and Professionals
  • Action Steps for Researchers and Health Professions Educators
  • Action Steps for Media
  • Action Steps for State, Local, and Tribal Governments
  • Action Steps for HHS/Overweight and Obesity
  • Action Steps for HHS/Diabetes
  • Action Steps for HHS/Tobacco
  • Action Steps for HHS/ Media and Messages
  • Action Steps for HHS/Health Literacy
• ACRONYMS
• RESOURCES
• APPENDIX A - KEY HHS ACTIVITIES
• APPENDIX B - STEPS COMMUNITY GRANTS
• APPENDIX C - STEPS INNOVATION AWARDS
• APPENDIX D - THE PRESIDENT’S CHALLENGE
• APPENDIX E - MEDICARE PREVENTIVE BENEFITS
• APPENDIX F - INCENTIVES FOR HEALTHY BEHAVIOR
• REFERENCES
• BACK COVER

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