By Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health –
Experts say new “Public Health 4.0” system could extend healthy life by one year, saving $38 trillion
Chronic disease now drives 90 percent of U.S. health care costs, yet half of chronic conditions are preventable. Public health leaders say the nation can no longer afford to treat illness after it appears and today released a bold new report, Healthy Longevity: Public Health’s Next Frontier(link is external and opens in a new window), calling for immediate action to close the widening gap between how long Americans live and how long they live in good health. Dean Linda P. Fried is chair of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)Task Force on Healthy Longevity, which produced the report.
Responding to the National Academy of Medicine’s call to action, the ASPPH report lays out Public Health 4.0—a bold approach to building a modern public health system that delivers on the promise of health for all and supports people from before birth through their final years.
