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Public Health Issues

Americans In Motion—Healthy Interventions (AIM-HI) -- AIM-HI is designed to improve the health of all Americans by implementing a multifaceted fitness program addressing physical activity, nutrition and emotional well-being in the individual, family and community.
Ask and Act Tobacco Cessation Program -- A variety of information and resources physicians and their practice teams can use to help patients quit using tobacco.
COPD -- COPD is the fourth leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. With early diagnosis and treatment, at-risk patients can receive life-saving treatment. Bring your residents up-to-date with COPD Comprehensive.
Cultural Proficiency -- Cultural proficiency is defined as the knowledge, skills, and attitudes/beliefs that enable people to work well with, respond effectively to, and be supportive of people in cross-cultural settings.
Pain Management and Opioid Abuse -- Read the AAFP formal position: Pain Management and Opioid Abuse: A Public Health Concern. (16-page PDF file).
Sports Medicine -- The AAFP collaborated with a variety of organizations in the development of these team physician consensus statements on sports medicine.
Tar Wars -- Tobacco-free education program and poster contest for kids.
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