The United States spends more money managing conditions than preventing them. In 2009, $2.5 trillion was allocated to health and only 3% of the total amount was spent on public health activities aimed at disease prevention (Bauer et al., 2014). With proper prevention strategies, there would be reduced occurrences of health conditions based on lifestyle. However, if there are no health prevention and promotion activities, more of the budget allocated to the health care will continue to be used in the treatment of these conditions which could otherwise be prevented. Chronic illnesses are the most common and costly among other health problems and are the most preventable (Bauer et al., 2014). Prevention of these diseases comprises of health promotion programs which encourage individuals to practice healthy living and can prevent the occurrence of chronic
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Some of the leading causes of the deaths can be prevented through collaboration with the health care team as well as through appropriate screening. The ways in which people can stay healthy is through healthy eating, vaccinations, preventive visits, cancer screenings, regular exercises, and avoiding foods with carcinogenic substances. Research shows that through proper preventive care, Americans can stay healthy by avoiding the onset of diseases, reduce costs, and delay complications associated with conditions and lead productive lives (CDC, 2014). Despite the benefits associated with the preventive measures, the majority of the Americans don’t practice preventative measures because of financial barriers (Bauer et al., 2014). Although families have insurance and co-payments; deductibles deter many them from getting immunizations, cancer screenings, and frequent checkups which aim at keeping their families
Some of the leading causes of the deaths can be prevented through collaboration with the health care team as well as through appropriate screening. The ways in which people can stay healthy is through healthy eating, vaccinations, preventive visits, cancer screenings, regular exercises, and avoiding foods with carcinogenic substances. Research shows that through proper preventive care, Americans can stay healthy by avoiding the onset of diseases, reduce costs, and delay complications associated with conditions and lead productive lives (CDC, 2014). Despite the benefits associated with the preventive measures, the majority of the Americans don’t practice preventative measures because of financial barriers (Bauer et al., 2014). Although families have insurance and co-payments; deductibles deter many them from getting immunizations, cancer screenings, and frequent checkups which aim at keeping their families