TP1 Morning Plenary Session: Prevention Science and the Nation's Research Priorities

Tuesday, March 24, 2015: 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Regency ABCD (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)
Description: A recent study found that 97 percent of U.S. health-related spending goes to medical care while public health and prevention activities represent only 3 percent of annual spending.  This session will review the recent study data and consider how prevention science can be made a higher national priority.
Presenters:
David M. Murray, PhD, Director, Office of Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health and Derek Yach, MBChB, Senior Vice President, The Vitality Group
Moderator:
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health, Columbia University