Ned Calonge

@mboothdenver First it was the cantaloupes, and now the peaches. Any other Colorado fruit you want to address?

Once again I am asking, do we control the 🍑 or do they control us?

S.Woolf:at no age below 55 do US non-Hispanic whites rank better in mortality ranking than 16 out of 17 peer countries-not just diversity

S.Woolf: countries that spend more on social issues per capita than health care have longer life expectancy than U.S. where opposite is true

Dr. Steve Woolf at IOM HE mtg: education critical to health and life expectancy

J.Marks:health&equality of opportunity for good health are fundamental to our goals as a people&as a nation.They underpin the American dream

J.Marks:U.S. increased health care spending by >$1T annually over last decade but declined in health ranking compared with other countries

Dr.Marks:science clear re:large,persistent health disparities by income,education,geography even w/in metro areas&by racial/ethnic heritage

Dr.Marks: People want good health for a purpose-for a satisfying, meaningful life

Dr.J.Marks of RWJF: health and the progress towards equity is central to the aspirational ideals that our country is build on

RWJ Foundation sponsors Institute of Medicine Committee on Community Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the US-1st mtg today

Fuchs:among developed countries, there is no positive association between health care expenditures & life expectancy ow.ly/CTc7g

Fuchs in JAMA: CO spends the least%of GDP on health(12.6)&still outspends highest @OECD country-the Netherlands:11.9%ow.ly/CTc7g

From Susan Dentzer at RWJF: It Takes More Than A Village To Improve Community Health thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2014/10/1… via @thcbstaff

From CO Center on Law&Policy- cclponline.org -Census Bureau release indicates safety net reduces poverty ow.ly/CSVlk

IOM #HealthEquity mtg: only 12% of Americans are proficient in health literacy-has impact on utility of digital health strategies for equity

Wrong again: same folks who touted flawed genetic test for schizophrenia do it again for alcoholism-w/poor evidence ow.ly/y6EOs

US in last place 4 years in a row:#healthcare quality&cost: ow.ly/y6a1x & dead last in measures of equity: ow.ly/y6aP7

Scott Downes blogs about his journey to learn about and engage with Southeast Colorado in his Colorado Trust work ow.ly/xpqSf

CommunityPreventiveServicesTaskForce recommends full-day kindergarten to improve health for low income/minority kids bit.ly/1nLmXET

Denver City and County celebrates success in ACA enrollment-reduction in residents who are uninsured by half!