The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) is a national bipartisan coalition of patients, providers, community organizations, business and labor groups, and health policy experts committed to raising awareness of the number one cause of death, disability, and rising health care costs in the U.S.: chronic disease.

The PFCD's mission is to:

- Challenge policymakers - in particular, the 2008 presidential candidates -- to make the issue of chronic disease a top priority and articulate how they will address the issue through their health care proposals

- Educate the public about chronic disease and potential solutions for individuals, communities, and the nation

- Mobilize Americans to call for change in how policymakers, governments, employers, health institutions, and other entities approach chronic disease