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IL Panel Seeks Ideas on Fighting Chronic Disease
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A government panel is looking for ideas on fighting chronic diseases that plague millions of Illinois residents and cost the state billions of dollars.

The task force is holding hearings around the state on how Illinois can improve efforts to prevent diseases like heart disease, asthma, cancer, arthritis and diabetes. The effort involves everything from paying for health care to educating the public to addressing health disparities among different races and regions.

The next hearing by the Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Task Force is Monday in Springfield.

The panel says chronic diseases account for seven in 10 deaths.

Studies say the cost of treating these diseases tops $12 billion a year in Illinois, and that lost work days and lowered productivity result in an annual economic loss of more than $43 billion.

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