Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease-Organization

"...a broad group of patients, providers, community organizations, business and labor groups, and health policy experts has joined together to form the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) - a national coalition committed to raising awareness of the policies and practices that save lives and reduce health costs through more effective prevention and management of chronic disease." (launched May 15, 2007 >) www.fightchronicdisease.org
updated Nov. 3, 2007

Advisory Board Members
Nelson L. Adams, M.D.
President, National Medical Association

Sharon Allison-Ottey, M.D.
President, COSHAR Foundation

Elena Alvarado
President, National Latina Health Network

Paul Antony, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Alan Balch, Ph.D.
Vice President, Preventive Health Partnership

Sarah Berk
Executive Director, Health Care America

Anna Burger
Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU; President; Change To Win

Mark C. Blum
Executive Director, America's Agenda: Health Care for All

Marc Boutin, Esq.
Executive Vice President, National Health Council

Troyen Brennan, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Aetna Inc.

Senator John Breaux
Senior Counsel, Patton Boggs LLP

Rosalyn Brock
Vice Chairman, NAACP

Anthony Civello
Chairman, President and CEO of Kerr Drug, Inc., President of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores

Stephen C. Crane, Ph.D.
M.P.H., Executive Vice President and CEO, American Academy of Physician Assistants

Yanira Cruz
President and CEO, National Hispanic Council on Aging

Judith S. Dempster, DNSc, FNP, FAANP
Executive Director, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Thomas J. Donohue
President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

William Ellis, R.Ph., M.S.
Executive Director and CEO, American Pharmacists Association Foundation

John Engler
President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers

Mike Fitzpatrick
Executive Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Clayton S. Fong
President and CEO, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging

Pat Ford-Roegner, M.S.W., R.N., F.A.A.N.
CEO, American Academy of Nursing

Christine Gerbstadt, M.D., M.P.H., R.D.
National Media Spokesperson, American Dietetic Association

Millicent Gorham, M. B. A.
National Black Nurses Association

Bill Hoffman, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant of Preventive Health, PILMA

Carolyn Hutcherson, M.S., R.N.
Executive Director and CEO, American College of Nurse Practitioners

Jed J. Jacobson, DDS, MS, MPH, Senior Vice President and Chief Science Officer Delta Dental Plans of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana

Paul E. Jarris, M.D., M.B.A.,
Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Warren Jones, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
Executive Director, Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority Health and Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Senior Health Policy Advisor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center

Rick Kellerman, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
President, American Academy of Family Physicians

Mike Klowden
President and CEO, Milken Institute

Lucinda Maine, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and CEO, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Henri Manasse, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Executive Vice President and CEO, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

William Marumoto
President and CEO, APAICS

David McCarron, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Executive Director, Shaping America's Youth

Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, The Brookings Institution; Former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Traci L. McClellan
Executive Director, National Indian Council on Aging

Laurene T. McKillop, President, Sister to Sister

William McLin
Executive Director, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Suzanne Mintz
President and Co-Founder, National Family Caregivers Association

Joe Moore
President and CEO, International Health Racquet, and Sportsclub Association

Tracey Moorhead
President and CEO, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance

Council Nedd, II
Executive Director, Alliance for Health Education and Development

Neil J. Nicoll
President and CEO, YMCA of the USA

Vincent Panvini
Legislative and Political Director, Sheet Metal Workers International Association

Michael Parkinson, MD, MPH, FACPM
President, American College of Preventive Medicine

Thomas Parry, Ph.D.
President, Integrated Benefits Institute

Daniel Perry
Executive Director, Alliance for Aging Research

Elena Rios, M.D.
President, National Hispanic Medical Association

Bruce Roberts
pharmacist, National Community Pharmacists Association

John Robitscher, MPH
Executive Director, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

Randall Rutta
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Easter Seals

Tom Scanlon
former president of the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity

Bill Sells
Director of Government Relations, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association

David L. Shern, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Mental Health America

Greg Simon
President, FasterCures

Katherine Clegg Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Rebecca Snead
pharmacist, Executive Vice President and CEO, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations

Lidia Soto-Harmon
Deputy Executive Director, Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital

Billy Tauzin
President and CEO, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Lisa M. Tate
CEO, WomenHeart

John Thorner
Executive Director, National Recreation and Park Association

Neil Trautwein
Vice President and Employee Benefits Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation

Rich Umbdenstock
President, American Hospital Association