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Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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Chronic diseases are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths each year, and treating people with chronic diseases accounts for 86% of our nation’s health care costs. Find out how CDC’s chronic disease prevention system brings together data, health care systems, and communities to support healthy choices and reduce risk behaviors for all Americans.

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Chronic Program Sites

Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention

Overview, State Snapshots, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Training, Tools, and Resources

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African American Health

Closing the gap in chronic diseases and death rates.

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Skin Cancer Awareness

Helping Americans protect themselves from the most common cancer.

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Diabetes Prevention

Promoting lifestyle changes to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

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Smoking Cessation

Funding quitlines and other resources to help smokers quit.

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Page last reviewed: May 25, 2017
Page last updated: May 25, 2017
Content source:
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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