Federal health care reform is about more than insurance coverage. Provisions related to disease prevention and better public health should be of interest to Wyomingites. Details are in a report released today (Tuesday) by the Center for Rural Affairs. Study author Jon Bailey says less-than-healthy lifestyles are connected to heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. All are expensive to treat, and all more common among rural residents.
Bailey says there's another element of the health law that's linked to Wyoming values – a focus on personal responsibility. But he points out that Congress will have to act for the education and access to health screenings to be successful.
Prevention includes health screenings, as well as education with an emphasis on risky behaviors and unhealthy lifestyles.
Bailey says there's another element of the health law that's linked to Wyoming values – a focus on personal responsibility. But he points out that Congress will have to act for the education and access to health screenings to be successful.
Prevention includes health screenings, as well as education with an emphasis on risky behaviors and unhealthy lifestyles.
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