{"id":812,"date":"2008-09-10T16:38:37","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T21:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=812"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:41:33","slug":"health-care-public-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/health-care-public-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts in Health Care Hold Public Forum, Urge Prevention to Reduce Health Care Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nEvelyn Crayton (right) of the American Dietetics Association Board of Directors explains that nutrition and prevention are the key to lower health care costs. Crayton joined (far left) John Clymer, president of the Partnership for Prevention; Steven Blair, professor of exercise science at the University of South Carolina; and Therese Hanna, executive director of the Center for Mississippi Health Policy in the panel discussion Monday night in Fulton Chapel. UM photo by Kevin Bain.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. – An April 2008 poll of American adults found that the
\ntop four health care issues of national concern relate to cost, but how
\ndo you bring cost down?<\/p>\n

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\nA panel of national health care
\nexperts, convening in a public discussion Monday evening at the
\nUniversity of Mississippi, agreed that most roads to reducing health
\ncare costs and improving effectiveness begin with prevention.\n<\/p>\n

\n“One reason cost is at the top of the list is because health care costs
\nincrease each year,” said Therese Hanna, executive director of the
\nCenter for Mississippi Health Policy. “It’s become a burden to
\nfamilies, employers, government and therefore taxpayers.”\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nHanna was one of four panelists participating in the discussion
\n“National Health Care Reform: Moving from Treatment to Prevention.” The
\nevent was sponsored by the UM School of Applied Sciences and the
\nPartnership to Fight Chronic Disease, American Dietetic Association,
\nAmerican College of Sports Medicine and Center for Mississippi Health
\nPolicy.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\nPart of the reason for high health care costs boils down to the
\nfact that 83 percent of national health care money goes to treat
\nchronic disease, Hanna explained. Though some politicians think
\npreventing health risks is a personal choice and not a matter of public
\npolicy, Hanna and the other panelists presented research that suggests
\nhealth care costs will decrease and health care effectiveness will
\nincrease if communities invest in locally based disease intervention
\nprograms.\n<\/p>\n

\nPanelist Steven Blair pointed to research showing that physical
\nactivity and fitness can greatly reduce a wide range of conditions,
\nincluding depression, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and dementia.
\nBlair is a professor in the departments of Exercise Science and
\nEpidemiology and Biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health at
\nthe University of South Carolina.\n<\/p>\n

\n“We’ve got to use exercise and other lifestyle measures to
\nprevent chronic health problems,” he said. “Low fitness is responsible
\nfor more deaths than any other factor in mortality studies.”\n<\/p>\n

\nPanelist Evelyn Crayton, a member of the board of directors of
\nthe American Dietetic Association, said the association is strongly
\nurging this year’s presidential candidates to make health care a
\npriority.\n<\/p>\n

\n“As a registered dietitian, I can tell you many of the most costly
\ndisabling conditions can be prevented through nutrition strategies,”
\nshe said. “With proper nutrition support, many complications can be
\naverted or delayed. Federal attention to public nutrition and
\ninvestment in nutrition care, education and research is essential.”\n<\/p>\n

\nCrayton is a professor of nutrition and food services at Auburn
\nUniversity and assistant director of Family Programs for the Alabama
\nCooperative Extension System. She agreed with John Clymer, president of
\nthe Partnership for Prevention, that the American health care system is
\ndirecting most of its funding to the wrong areas.\n<\/p>\n

\nPointing out that politicians often say the U.S. has the best
\nhealth care system in the world, Clymer said, “I think we have one of
\nthe best rescue systems in the world.”\n<\/p>\n

\nHe explained that people from all over the world come here to be
\ntreated for a wide variety of diseases and conditions. However, there
\nis very little funding or emphasis given to the role of prevention in
\nlowering the instances of chronic diseases, because doctors are
\ngenerally only compensated for treating actual diseases.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn fact, some statistics show that 95 cents of every dollar
\nspent in the American health care system goes to treat disease after it
\nhas occurred, which means less than a nickel is going into prevention
\nof those diseases, he said.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, along with its
\naffiliate the Partnership for Prevention, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
\npolicy organization. The organizations are urging the creation of
\nincentives in the system to encourage use and delivery of high-quality
\nprevention programs. They also would like to see communities involved
\nin health systems, beginning with a commitment to designing communities
\nthat provide opportunities for walking, biking and other physical
\nactivity. The partnerships also encourage employers to invest in the
\nhealth of employees, a reform that has proven to increase productivity
\nand lower health care costs.\n<\/p>\n

\n“We need to make it easy for Americans to make the healthy
\nchoice,” he said. “We need to make the healthy choice the easy choice.”\n<\/p>\n

\nThe panel was organized to draw attention to the issue of health
\ncare, which is a major campaign point for both presidential candidates,
\nsaid Linda Chitwood, applied sciences dean. The event is among dozens
\nof programs planned around the first 2008 presidential debate, which is
\nscheduled Sept. 26 at UM’s Ford Center.\n<\/p>\n

\n“The event was titled ‘Moving from Treatment to Prevention,’ and
\nthat is what the School of Applied Sciences is all about,” Chitwood
\n\u00a0said. “We specialize in the rehabilitation part as well, but what we
\nreally want to focus on is ways to prevent health problems before they
\neven occur.”\n<\/p>\n

\nTo learn more about the School of Applied Sciences, visit http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/<\/wbr>applied?sciences\/<\/a>. For more information about the presidential debate and related events, visithttp:\/\/www.debate.<\/wbr>olemiss.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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