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Chronic Disease

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chronic diseases cause 70% of all deaths in the United States (1.7 million a year). This means they are the single largest cause of death. Chronic diseases include heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. These diseases also cause major limitations in daily living for 1 out of 10 people. They are common and costly. Many chronic diseases are also preventable with the adoption, across the lifespan, of health behaviors.

These healthy behaviors include:

Eating healthy food
Being physically active
Avoiding tobacco use - coming soon

This section of the website contains information on some chronic diseases and links to more information.

Chronic disease information:

Asthma

Heart health

Resources

CDC Chronic disease page

CDC Asthma Page