Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Disease Prevention Programs Could Generate Substantial Savings In Health Care Costs, Report Finds


Investing $10 per person per year in community disease bar programs could save the U.S. $2.8 1000000000 in wellness costs all over two years and $16.5 zillion over five years, according to a study released on Thursday by Trust for America's Health, the Miami Herald reports. For the composition, researchers victimised a computing device model developed by the Urban Institute and reviewed evidence-based studies from the New York Academy of Medicine. The studies analyzed community-based bar programs that promote physical activity, skillful nutrition and smoking cessation (Dorschner, Miami Herald, 7/18).



The report provides state-by-state findings that were reached by calculative potential decreases in chronic diseases based on a $10 investment per soul. Researchers