Written on behalf of USLCA. The greatest public health challenges facing the U.S. today are not the acute illnesses of a generation ago. Today’s challenges cannot be overcome with a dose of antibiotics or a childhood vaccine. Diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses are the major public health concerns in the nation. African Americans are over-represented in every category. According to the CDC, health disparities between African Americans and other racial and ethnic populations in life expectancy, death rates, infant mortality and other indicators are striking. For...