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 ALBANY - The reduction in the number of obese people, and the number of people who smoke, and for everybody, medical insurance, is the key to improving public health in New York, Upper officer Health said Monday at the launch of a campaign for the government in better health.

Officials want interfaces, the proportion of New York are obese, nearly 23 percent currently to 15 percent by the year 2010, adult smokers, 18 percent to 12 percent in two and let everyone have a health insurance then.

“There are serious health problems in New York,” said Commissioner of Health Dr. Richard Daines. “We are overweight to obesity in this state.”

Smart budgeting, media campaigns and cooperation between state and local health authorities, civil servants are employed to reduce the number of New York Life unhealthy living, he said.

Dr. Ding Julie Gerber, director of the US Centers for Disease Control, lamented the fact that the country still seem good value for all, there is money for health care.

“We are the country that spends more money for health care, but we are not the most healthy,” she says, that sets health statistics at the top of the 37 Americans in the world.

Officials from the State, Health said the share of the state budget by the Legislature last week, was an important step in improving public health in New York.

The budget for the “prevention of the agenda will focus on prevention, including the development of a health policy for children in low-income, education and the funding of programs for people in distress chronic diseases such as diabetes or asthma.

“We see here a subject - of the population of hospitals,” said Joseph Baker, a counselor health Gov. David Paterson.

The State to join efforts with local governments to keep better coverage and evaluates the main concern for places, “said Daines.

For example, at present the two countries circle of hospitals and health officials need to be tackled on trends in welfare and diseases or conditions in the environment, but their surveys at different times and not always share recordings Daines said. The State is, the steps in the direction of a more unified and collaborative system, he said.

Department of Health said spokeswoman Diane Mathis Daines, and the assurance of State, the Commissioner Eric Dinallo national surveys on how to achieve universal coverage, and will soon be in Paterson and recommendations of the legislative authority .

The State should also take steps to reduce the number of smokers, Daines said. More than 18% of adults and 16% of adolescents currently smoke, and that number is reduced by at least 12 percent by the year 2010, according to the health division.

Legislators have focused on strengthening the cigarette, a State tax revenues of 1.25 dollars in the next budget, but that has not yet transposed into national law. Proponents hope that the reduction in the number of smokers than money to the state.

“Smoking is expensive and uncomfortable, a higher tax on cigarettes will reduce the number of children and adults from leaving,” said Michael Back cable from the American Lung Association of New York State. “It is in the final phase of the budget, it is imperative that this important step for public health are involved.”