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NASN Joins Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
Date:9/12/2007

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The National Association of School Nurses is a non-profit specialty nursing organization, incorporated in 1977, which represents school nurses exclusively. NASN has over 14,000 members and 51 affiliates, including the District of Columbia and overseas. The mission of the NASN is "to advance the delivery of professional school health services to promote optimal health and learning in students." To learn more about NASN, please visit us on the web at http://www.nasn.org or call 866-627-6767.

About the PFCD

The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) is a national, bi-partisan coalition of patients, providers, community organizations, business and labor groups, and health policy experts. They are committed to raising awareness of chronic disease and the policies and practices that save lives and reduce health costs through more effective prevention and management of chronic disease.

The mission of the PFCD is to:

-- Educate the public about chronic disease and potential solutions for individuals and communities

-- Mobilize Americans to call for change in how governments, employers, and health institutions approach chronic disease

-- Challenge policymakers on the health policy changes that are necessary to effectively fight chronic disease

Currently, more than 40 advisory board members and partner organizations from across the country have joined the PFCD.

For more information on the partnership, please visit: http://www.fightchronicdisease.org.

Contact: Devin Dinkel, Communications Specialist

National Association of School Nurses

8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 420

Silver Spring, MD 20910


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