On Friday, we at the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) released a new public opinion poll with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that found that the disease prevention and public health aspects of health reform are among the most popular proposals on the table.

From the poll, it was...

As the number of Americans getting H1N1 climbs, millions of Americans have called in sick, stayed home, and gotten better -- or taken care of their sick children -- without much fanfare. But the 60 million Americans who do not have any paid sick leave do not have that option....

Americans rank prevention as the most important health care reform priority, and overwhelmingly support increasing funding for prevention programs to reduce disease and keep people healthy.

In a new public opinion poll released today by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we found that...

The H1N1 outbreak showed how quickly a new flu strain can emerge and travel around the world. The sudden outbreak of this novel flu strain has tested the world's public health preparedness. H1N1 provided a real-world test that revealed both the strengths and the weaknesses of the ability of the...

As the first swine flu cases were diagnosed in Mexico, health officials all over the United States leapt into action. This is the test that they are always preparing for.

As the disease spread, public health professionals have been actively tracking the cases, working to contain the disease by treating...

With the stroke of a pen, when President Obama signed the stimulus this week, he not only created in jobs and extended unemployment benefits - he made the biggest increased investment ever to prevent disease in America. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 includes more than $1 billion...

The U.S. House of Representatives version of the stimulus package included $3 billion for disease prevention and wellness that holds the potential to create new jobs, retain existing jobs, and help contain the nation's skyrocketing health care costs. Sadly, all funding for prevention and wellness was stripped from the final...

Today, our organization, the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released our sixth annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report.

People often say 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina were 'wake up calls' to the country. But in...

The obesity crisis is getting worse. This past week, we at the Trust for America's Health along with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released our annual report F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America. We found that obesity increased in 37 states in the past year...

We know we're in an economic crisis. But at a time like this, when the housing market and gas prices dominate headlines, we can't forget one of our biggest long term economic concerns: the incredible amount the US spends on health care. We spend $2 trillion a year on health...