Unfortunately, we are still in an age where individuals may be discriminated against because of health conditions.

I want to thank the efforts of the American Public Health Association and its 200-plus partners who have organized events around the Nation that serve to raise everyone's awareness of the need to improve public health.

What we need to do is really improve energy efficiency standards, develop in full scale renewable and alternative energy and use the one resource we have in abundance, our creativity.

Research clearly shows us that the earlier women think about maintaining their bone mass and take the steps to do so, the better their health will be in the long run.

As we may know, osteoporosis affects around 10 million Americans, most of whom are over 55, and it is the cause of an estimated 1.5 million fractures annually.

In America today, the percentage of children and adolescents who are defined as overweight is more than double what it was in the early 1970s.

Studies have indicated there is a strong correlation between the shortages of nurses and morbidity and mortality rates in our hospitals.