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Topic- Public policy
Careful spending on public health lowers preventable mortality
In the current economic climate, government programs for health care are being scrutinized. Is there a return on investment in public health? According to press information introducing a new study, public health spending varies widely across the United States. For example, per capita state public health spending ranged from a low of less than US $4 in Nevada to a high of more than $171 in Hawaii. Local public health spending varied even more significantly—ranging from less than $1 per capita to more than $200 per capita, with the median spent around $36 per person.
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Attention focuses on sedentary lifestyle as a distinct health risk factor
As reported in the last issue of ICAA Research Review (11[25] July 2011), the American Academy of Sports Medicine updated position stand on exercise for apparently healthy adults says that sedentary behavior (basically, sitting) is a health risk that is not compensated for by physical activity, which means planned exercise is needed.
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Communities challenged to prepare for aging populations
Local governments in the US provide services to their residents, paid for by taxes and fees, or through partnerships and grants and federal and state aid, among other sources. Local governments profiled in a new report related services for older adults to the governments’ declines in revenue and the overall state of the economy over the past six years.
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The billion-dollar value of older adults' unpaid work
Numerous projections have estimated the “cost” of older adults to society, but is that the complete economic picture? In Spain, a research team noted that older adults are assumed to be unproductive once they begin receiving a pension. The group examined that assumption.
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In Asia, aging of population presents major challenges
At a recent summit, researchers from China, Japan, India, Indonesia and the United States met to share information and discuss how research can help guide public policy by examining the economic and social impacts of the aging populations in Asia.
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