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The latest stories from AHA Today.

An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health today issued recommendations to improve how laws and policies, community-level programs and environmental changes to reduce obesity are evaluated.
The National Academy of Sciences has elected 84 new members in recognition of their distinguished and ongoing research achievements.
New Jersey hospitals and health systems provided $2.9 billion in community benefits beyond health care services in 2016, according to a new report from the New Jersey Hospital Association.
The Health Resources and Services Administration seeks comments through July 2 on how it could streamline its compliance and reporting requirements for certain programs and grant recipients.
AHA today asked the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service to issue guidance to help tax-exempt hospitals and health systems comply with certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
The Department of Health and Human Services today named 28 members to an interagency task force authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to recommend updates to best practices for managing chronic and acute pain.
An estimated 4 million adults aged 19-64 have lost health coverage since 2016.
Illnesses from mosquito, tick and flea bites more than tripled in the United States between 2004 and 2016 to more than 96,000 a year.
The National Institutes of Health on Sunday will open enrollment for the All of Us Research Program online and at community events in Birmingham, AL; Chicago; Detroit; Kansas City, MO; Nashville, TN; New York City; and Pasco, WA.
The AHA today expressed support for the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017 (S. 1845).