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Ned Calonge @nedcalonge

Ned Calonge, MD, MPH is the President and CEO of The @ColoradoTrust, a Health Equity Foundation

Joined April 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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From Susan Dentzer at RWJF: It Takes More Than A Village To Improve Community Health thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2… via @thcbstaff
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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
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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
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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
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Denver City and County celebrates success in ACA enrollment-reduction in residents who are uninsured by half!
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Dr. Manuel Pastor talks on Philanthropy and Social Movements at #healthequity learning series: my blog ow.ly/x74ua
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