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Investing in public health improves health and well-being while reducing the economic burdens of illness and disability—an important return on investment (ROI) for all Americans.TRANSCRIPT
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Healthy Lifestyle Choices Can Prevent Disability and Death
Public Health Investments Save Money and Lives
$16 billionin medical-related costs within
5 years
For every $1spent
$5.60 return
Routine childhood immunizations save 33,000 lives and $9.9 million annually
Investing just $10 per person each year in proven, community-based public health e�orts could save
Tobacco control e�orts saved 800,000 lives between 1975 and 2000
Cancer
138,080
129,476
83,494
69,071
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease
Stroke
Alzheimer's Disease
Diabetes
574,743
Heart Disease 597,689
Chronic Diseases Cause 7 in 10 Deaths in the United States
Preventable Chronic Diseases Share Three Risk Factors
Investing in public health improves health and well-being while reducing the economic burdens of illness and disability—an important return on investment (ROI) for all Americans.
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investing inPUBLIC HEALTH
for healthier communities
7in10
Deaths Caused by Chronic Diseases Medical Costs in the United States
75% Chronic Disease
25% All Other Medical Expenditures ($550 billion)
$2.2 trillion total spent on
medical care in the United States$$$
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Leading Lifestyle-Related Causes of Death
112,000 80,000
Tobacco Use Poor Nutrition and Exercise Excessive Alcohol Use strokecancer
heart diseasechronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD)
Get Active Eat Well Avoid Tobacco Drink Responsibly Get Regular Check-ups
443,000
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($1.65 trillion)
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diabetessome cancers
cardiovascular diseasemusculoskeletal disorders
cancersuicide
liver diseaseneurological problems
cardiovascular problemssexually transmitted diseases
unintentional injuries and violence
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