News From 2008 Annual Assembly

(9/26/2008, 3:05 p.m.)  --  Members of the Reference Committee on Health of the Public and Science heard impassioned testimony during the 2008 Congress of Delegates about a public health issue that's near and dear to AAFP members: tobacco cessation. The testimony came in response to a recommendation in a report from the AAFP Board of Directors to the Congress on the Board's work with the AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees to secure long-term financial support for the Academy's Tar Wars program, as well as its efforts in the areas of tobacco cessation, education and research. More

(9/24/2008, 4:10 p.m.)  --  This year's AAFP Congress of Delegates made women's contraceptive options a focus of discussion, adopting a number of resolutions aimed at safeguarding payment for those options. The delegates also adopted measures supporting ongoing representation by members of the Academy's special constituencies. More