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Seventy-five percent of women who smoke would like to quit, and yet only two to three percent quit every year, ... It's significant because we can help women quit smoking.

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Our nation's blood supply is safer than it's ever been, and it's getting safer as we speak.

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I'm sure that many of the deaths that have occurred (after the hurricane) have resulted from people with chronic diseases either suffering from dehydration or (the) inability to access their medications. All of these risks of suffering from chronic diseases and dying from them were greatest for the poor and the other people who could not get out of there.

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Everyone in need must have access to high-quality, effective and affordable mental health services, ... Too often, our mental health problems are left to play themselves out in the nation's streets, homeless centers ... and prisons.

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By taking us beyond the issues of race and income, these findings tell us that if we want to help our children avoid dangerous behaviors, we need to find out what's going on in their lives.

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One of the major concerns we have about the AIDS epidemic is that increasingly it is affecting communities that tend to be left out of the health care and public health system, ... We know that in order to be successful we have to find a new way to reach these communities.

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This is no time to let down our guard on youth violence. Research demonstrates that appropriate interventions made during or prior to adolescence can direct young people away from violence toward healthy and constructive lives.

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I think the history is such that we underestimate the mental health problems, ... As people see what they consider sort of a hopeless situation - bodies floating on the water, the scene like they saw in the Superdome - people are not ready for that. They are not prepared to deal with it.

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The problem now is that often, mental health problems are not recognized until late, ... We want to make sure that we bring the best treatment to bear in this system. We want to make sure that we continue to research.

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The majority of the people who received the berries, especially adults, are probably already immune to hepatitis A because they've encountered it before, ... Many of the berries were served in such a way that they were pasteurized before serving.

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The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

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We believe that more than 4 percent of the children in this country suffer ADHD, ... We want to know how to better identify and refer children for treatment.

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Fifteen years into the HIVAIDS epidemic in the United States, prevention remains the most effective way of addressing this disease, ... Business and labor have a crucial role to play in HIVAIDS prevention, and I applaud these organizations for taking a leadership role.

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The good news is that we can prevent many deaths from colorectal cancer through screening, ... If you've celebrated your 50th birthday and have never been screened for colorectal cancer, start now.

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I'm convinced that we can shape a different future for this country as it relates to mental health and as it relates to suicide.

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Hepatitis A, among the various hepatitis diseases that we have, is a very mild disease, generally causing fever, malaise, nausea and jaundice. But in general, it is a very mild disease.

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While mental disorders may touch all Americans, either directly or indirectly, all do not have equal access to treatment and services. The revolution in science that has led to effective treatments for mental illnesses needs to benefit every American of every race, ethnicity and culture.

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