The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveals alarming trends demanding urgent attention. With the number of Americans affected by Alzheimer’s steadily rising, the impact on individuals, families and the health care system is profound.
Obesity is one of America’s most pressing health epidemics, yet it has been consistently overlooked by policymakers. We have been aware of this crisis since 1999, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared obesity to be a public health epidemic. Yet, a quarter of a century later, we have seen very limited success in mitigating this pressing issue.
On Wednesday, the Delaware Senate’s Executive Committee has the opportunity to do something great: It can release the inspector general bill — Senate Bill 21, introduced by Sen. Laura Sturgeon, D-Woodbrook — and allow it to go to the Senate floor for a vote.