An ounce of prevention: a pound of cure for an ailing health care system.

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Stephen J Genuis

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Among first-world countries blessed with abundance, as well as within developing nations struggling to move forward, achieving and sustaining acceptable health care services are priorities for civic leaders, medical workers, and citizens. When epidemiologic trends, including escalating rates of chronic illness,1,2 rapidly aging populations, and greater-than-ever health care use, are juxtaposed with a milieu of limited funding and resources, the sustainability of public health systems becomes a concern. Inadequate numbers of medical personnel to care for increasing numbers of patients has facilitated the genesis of “fast-food” medical encounters where provision of care is sometimes aimed at quickly addressing signs and symptoms rather than uncovering and managing the causes of affliction. With escalating health care costs, with some public health care systems in relative disarray, and with compelling research delineating specific determinants of much contemporary affliction, it is time for the medical community to revisit the current clinical practice construct—incorporating preventive medicine should be considered.

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