Did you know...
- There are currently 650,000 uninsured residents in the Atlanta Region.
- The US spends approximately 16% of GDP on healthcare but ranks 37th in overall performance and 72nd by overall level of health compared to other countries.
- Employers are paying almost 60% of the total cost of health care in the US.
- There has been a 127% increase in the prevalence of obesity since 1990.
- American babies are three times more likely to die in their first month as children born in Japan, and newborn mortality is 2.5 times higher in the US than in Finland, Iceland or Norway.
The Atlanta Regional Health Forum (ARHF) is an inclusive, multisectoral, results-oriented, nonpartisan coalition operating as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to creating healthy local communities which ensure the highest health potential for each person within the ten core county region of metropolitan Atlanta. Our concept of health is as defined by the World Health Organization:
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, social (and spiritual) well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Membership in ARHF is open to any person or organization who wishes to help us pursue our vision (public, private, governmental, corporate, legal, education, business, managed care, community-at-large, etc.). There are working committees within the Forum giving members the opportunity to engage in projects based on their interest and experience.
Coming Events
Atlanta Regional Health Forum Board - June 16, 2009 at Atlanta Regional Commission
Atlanta Regional Health Forum Health Conference planning - June 18 at Atlanta Regional Commission
Neighborhood Summit - September 12, 2009 at The Loudermilk Center
Recent Conferences
* Weighing Our Options: "Addressing Youth Obesity in a Lean Economy," March 2009
* Environmental Health
(Reports are in PDF format. Download the latest version of Acrobat Reader)
Atlanta Regional Health Forum
40 Courtland Street, NE | Atlanta, GA 30303-2538
404-463-3123 or (cell) 404-218-2772
Fax: 404-463-3105 | E-mail: dgreenwel@aol.com
