Coalition Applauds Queen Latifah for Seeking to Avoid Diabetes by Staying Fit
Celebrity tells Good Morning America that she wants to lose weight for health reasons
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 18, 2008) - The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) today applauded famed actress and recording artist Queen Latifah for her pledge to stay healthy and avoid diabetes by losing weight.
Queen Latifah discussed her goal yesterday on Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer.
"Queen Latifah has enjoyed enviable professional success. She doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone," said Ken Thorpe, Ph.D., Executive Director of PFCD. "Her personal awareness of the link between lifestyle and chronic disease is something we wish millions of other Americans would make, and which our health care system needs to help all Americans better understand. I’m hopeful that her actions will serve as a powerful motivator for more Americans to take their health care destinies into their own hands and shape them in a way that leads to richer, healthier and longer lives."
Read more about and watch Queen Latifah's interview on Good Morning America.
About the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease:
The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) is a national coalition of patients, providers, community organizations, business and labor groups, and health policy experts committed to raising awareness of the number one cause of death, disability, and rising health care costs in the U.S.: chronic disease.
The PFCD's mission is to:
- Challenge policymakers - in particular, the 2008 presidential candidates - to make the issue of chronic disease a top priority and articulate how they will address the issue through their health care proposals
- Educate the public about chronic disease and potential solutions for individuals, communities, and the nation
- Mobilize Americans to call for change in how policymakers, governments, employers, health institutions, and other entities approach chronic disease
Leaders in the effort represent more than 85 leading organizations from across health care, business and labor including Aetna, American Academy of Family Physicians, Alliance for Aging Research, American Academy of Physician Assistants, American College of Nurse Practitioners, American College of Preventive Medicine, American Hospital Association, American Pharmacists Association Foundation, Disease Management Association of America, Kerr Drug, Integrated Benefits Institute, International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, NAACP, Milken Institute, National Association of Manufacturers, National Medical Association, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Service Employees International Union, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and YMCA of the USA, among others.
For more information about the PFCD and its partner organizations, please visit: http://www.fightchronicdisease.org.
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