Changes

{{Cquote|A substantial proportion of poor health in populations is preventable. Previous work from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study1 suggests that nearly half of all health burden in the USA is attributable to a list of 84 modifiable risk factors. Globally, it is also generally accepted that a quarter, or perhaps up to half, of all deaths fall into the category of preventable deaths,2 making illness that can at least theoretically be avoided an accepted part of our health accounting.

{{Cquote|A substantial proportion of poor health in populations is preventable. Previous work from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study1 suggests that nearly half of all health burden in the USA is attributable to a list of 84 modifiable risk factors. Globally, it is also generally accepted that a quarter, or perhaps up to half, of all deaths fall into the category of preventable deaths,2 making illness that can at least theoretically be avoided an accepted part of our health accounting.

In The Lancet Public Health, Howard Bolnick and colleagues extend this logic in the US context and quantify the proportion of US health-care spending in 2016 that was due to preventable causes.3 They found that more than a quarter (27·0%, 95% uncertainty interval [UI] 25·7–28·4) of health-care spending was due to these preventable illnesses.<ref>[https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(20)30204-8/fulltext The cost of preventable disease in the USA], Lancet, Open Access. Published: October, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30204-8</ref>  

In The Lancet Public Health, Howard Bolnick and colleagues extend this logic in the US context and quantify the proportion of US health-care spending in 2016 that was due to preventable causes.3 They found that more than a quarter (27·0%, 95% uncertainty interval [UI] 25·7–28·4) of health-care spending was due to these preventable illnesses.<ref>[https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(20)30204-8/fulltext The cost of preventable disease in the USA], Lancet, Open Access. Published: October, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30204-8</ref>}}

== Preventative medicine and self-care ==

== Preventative medicine and self-care ==