Trust for America's Health

Trust for America's Health

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) is a Washington, D.C.-based health policy organization. The organization's website calls the group "a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority."

TFAH policy reports focus on public health policy topics such as pandemic flu preparations, bioterrorism and emergency preparedness, and obesity.

The board of directors includes Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., former U.S. Senator and Governor of Connecticut.

External links

* [http://www.healthyamericans.org/ Official website]
* [http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2007/ F as in Fat 2007]
* [http://www.pandemicfluandyou.org/ Pandemic Flu and You: Get Prepared]
* [http://healthyamericans.org/state/ Check Your State's Health]
* [http://healthyamericans.org/about/annualreport2006.pdf/ Annual Report 2006]
* [http://healthyamericans.org/reports/bioterror06/ Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, 2006]


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