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This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series focuses on President Kennedy's concern over the physical shape of all Americans. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration offers a sobering appraisal of our country's physical shape and features Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna. Also appearing are Bud Wilkinson, famed coach of the University of Oklahoma and special consultant to the President on physical fitness; Bob...
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An urgent wake-up call about the national threat posed by Alzheimer's disease. Many know the unique tragedy of this disease, but few know that Alzheimer's is also a major and rapidly growing public health crisis. This high-profile PBS documentary powerfully illuminates the social consequences for America unless a medical breakthrough is discovered for this currently incurable disease.
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Developed in partnership with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) at the National Academies of Science, in association with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with support from Kaiser Permanente and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, The Weight of the Nation is one of the largest public health campaigns on obesity the nation has seen to date.