1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

I am your constituent and I want you to know about a new report published by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. It is called Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families. Here is a link to the report for your staff to read https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27835/launching-lifelong-health-by-improving-health-care-for-children-youth-and-families. The reason it is important is that despite recent advances in the science of early childhood and in other scientific and technological innovations from early detection to new treatments, children face increasing rates of chronic diseases, obesity, and mental health challenges. The U.S. currently ranks at the bottom among wealthy nations on the mental wellbeing, physical health, and academic and social skills of children. Chapter 10 has detailed information on how to repair the situation but let me point out that access to healthcare without worry about copays, deductibles or excessive premiums would go a long way towards fixing the problem. That’s Universal Healthcare and you can make it a reality and help our nation’s children. Their the future for all of us. Take care to protect them. https://dl-rapidbot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/1/2191/1ef3/21911ef3-dc2f-44c0-9679-68d2eae0daa4.php