Healthier Americans for a Healthier Economy

High rates of chronic diseases are among the biggest drivers of U.S. health care costs and they are harming our nation’s productivity. In fact, more than half of all Americans currently live with one or more chronic disease, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. High rates of these diseases, which in many cases are preventable, are associated with increasing health care costs.

Recently, Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released a report, Healthier Americans for a Healthier Economy (http://www.healthyamericans.org/report/90/), that features six case studies focused on the relationship between health and economic development. Read the full post...