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VIDEO: Commissioners Discuss Final Recommendations

Carole Simpson, Commissioner

April 2, 2009

VIDEO: Commissioners Discuss Final Recommendations Today the Commission releases its recommendations and new report, Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America (visit event page). I recently sat down with RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, my fellow Commissioner Dennis Rivera, and Staff Director David. R. Williams to discuss the recommendations and what the Commission saw over the last year.

Watch the videos, divided by topic, below:

Section 1: Health is More than Healthcare



Section 2: Do Race & Ethnicity Matter?



Section 3: Personal Responsibility



Section 4: Health & the Economy



Section 5: A Call to Action

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    April 2, 2009

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