Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Prevention is Not Only Good Health Policy, It's Good Economic Policy

“Prevention today involves a lot more than flu shots, cancer screening, and annual checkups. It is a pro-active strategy of disease avoidance and mitigation that should be embraced throughout and beyond the health system. In the context of chronic illnesses such as asthma, cancer, depression, heart disease and diabetes, prevention runs the gamut from lifestyle changes to screening for risk factors and symptoms, to early intervention to slow or reverse disease, to active management of already present...

http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2009/11/prevention-is-not-only-good-health-policy-its-good-economic-policy-1.html

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