Reference Committee  F

Lester Breslow AMA chronic disease campaign for a healthy America

WHEREAS our AMA has a multi year public health campaign to tackle the
chronic diseases of hypertension and diabetes, known as the AMA
campaign for a healthy America; and

WHEREAS Lester Breslow MD was the father of chronic disease epidemiology; and

WHEREAS Lester Breslow leaves a rich legacy to medicine and to public health; and

WHEREAS Lester Breslow MD served as the Dean of many years of the
UCLA school of public health and left a rich legacy of teaching
nationally; and

WHEREAS chronic diseases and their disparities are a major
health equity issue of our time both in medicine and in public health; and

WHEREAS the AMA recognized the unique legacy and contributions of
Lester Breslow as a memorial resolution in the house of delegate in
June of 2012; be it therefore

RESOLVED that our AMA consider renaming the campaign
against chronic diseases of hypertension and diabetes, known heretofore
as the "campaign for a healthy America", memorializing Dr. Breslow by branding this
campaign as "the Lester Breslow MD Memorial Campaign for a
Healthier America" for the duration of this campaign.