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Health Care for America Now! (HCAN) Center for Science in the Public Interest–Issue Brief on Prevention–Prevention Can Save on Health Care Costs 10-02-2008
Authors: Health Care for America Now
Publication Year: 2008
Last Updated: 2016-03-22 14:45:12
Journal: Health Care for America Now
Keywords: HCAN, Health Care for America Now, prevention, chronic diseases
Short Abstract:
Is an ounce of prevention still worth a pound of cure? With chronic disease accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care costs, and a substantial part of that chronic disease burden being caused by smoking, diet and alcohol abuse, the age-old maxim would suggest that spending money on interventions to reduce these serious public health threats should reduce what the nation spends on health care.
Abstract:
Is an ounce of prevention still worth a pound of cure? With chronic disease accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care costs, and a substantial part of that chronic disease burden being caused by smoking, diet and alcohol abuse, the age-old maxim would suggest that spending money on interventions to reduce these serious public health threats should reduce what the nation spends on health care.
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