( A new bill to ensure a continuous suppl...)New Bill Introduced in US to Promote Public Health,Health

A new bill to ensure a continuous supply of highly trained preventive medicine and public health experts is introduced in the US Congress//. This is crucial for the future of community health.

A new bill has been introduced in the US Congress in an attempt to stem the continuing erosion of preventive medicine and public health workforce.

The landmark bill, called the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act, will ensure the nation has a continuous supply of highly trained preventive medicine and public health physicians.

It will provide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the necessary funds to train highly specialized public health physicians in the skills necessary to lead pandemic flu planning, bio-terrorism surveillance, chronic disease prevention, quality improvement and safety in the health care system, and health promotion at both the patient and population levels, it has been stated.

This is an especially critical measure as baby boomers approach retirement in greater numbers than ever before, obesity plagues young and old alike, emerging and re-emerging infections become harder to treat, and Americans face imminent threats to their health and well-being.

A baby boomer is someone who was born during a period of increased birth rates, or baby boom, and the term is particularly applied to those born during the post-World War II period of increased birth rates. In the United Statest the term is commonly applied to people with birth years after World War II (WW II) and before the Vietnam War, thus possibly comprising more than one generation. Baby boomers presently make up the lion's share of the political, cultural, industrial, and academic leadership class in the United States. And it is this segment that is aging, posing serious questions over the future of the country..

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