Dr. Howard K. Koh

Dr. Howard K. Koh

@HHS_DrKoh

Dr. Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, currently serves as the 14th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Washington, DC · http://www.hhs.gov/ash

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Working together we can achieve our shared goal of a nation free of tobacco-related death and disease:

Tobacco and Smoke-free campuses have an immediate & significant impact on the health of students, faculty and employees:

The TFCC initiative encourages & supports social norm change on campuses through discouraging & reducing tobacco use:

Smokers who initiated smoking after age 18 increased from 600,000 in 2002 to 1 million in 2010. Tobaccofree

TFCCI is a public/private partnership to promote tobacco-free policies at colleges. Visit for more details

It's an honor to be at the & discuss the Tobacco-Free College Campuses Initiative (TFCC) :

Join us TODAY at 3pm EDT as we launch the Tobacco-Free College Campuses Initiative: register .ly/Oa5VxE

Today is World Prevention Day. You can read the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention here:

Today, more than two out of three people with Medicare have two or more chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure.

Smoking is still a problem in the US – each day nearly 4,000 youth under the age of 18 try their 1st cigarette.

Findings from the NHANES surveys help determine the prevalence of major diseases & risk factors

Vaccination is the best defense against influenza. See what seniors need to know in Flu+You:

Vaccination is the best protection against influenza. Read more about the Flu + You Campaign at

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