AMCNO Joins the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease

The AMCNO board of directors has agreed that the organization should become a partner in the Ohio coalition of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD).

PFCD is a national effort committed to improving health care policies through more effective prevention and management of chronic disease, which PFCD defines as ongoing conditions that are generally incurable (i.e., cancer, heart disease, diabetes and others). Chronic diseases account for more than 75 cents of every dollar spent on health care in this country. PFCD is urging presidential candidates and other key policymakers to address chronic diseases when creating their health care platforms.

PFCD is national in scope and was officially launched in Ohio in November 2007 and since then they have been approaching health care, business, and labor groups about joining the local initiative.