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WILMINGTON, Del., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Delaware's Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), a coalition committed to making chronic disease prevention and management a major part of comprehensive health reform, hosted a breakfast meeting today where partner and affiliate organizations shared promising practices for chronic disease management and care.

America spends more than $2 trillion on health care every year and 75 percent - or $1.7 trillion - of that spending is associated with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, depression, heart disease and cancer. In Delaware, chronic disease costs the state nearly $4 billion in treatment expenditures and lost productivity. (For state specific information on Delaware please visit: www.chronicdiseaseimpact.org)

"We need to do all we can to lower expenses associated with chronic disease through prevention and sharing the most promising practices with our colleagues in health," said Reverend Robert Hall, Executive Director of the Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children & Families, who served as master of ceremonies. "Hopefully today's breakfast will help in a small way lead to better chronic disease management in Delaware reducing health care costs and improving patient care."

Reverend Hall was joined by the following groups who delivered presentations:

• Delaware Dietetic Association
• Westside Health Services
• William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center
• American Lung Association of Delaware
• American Diabetes Association, Delaware Chapter
• Delaware Division of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

About the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease

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