A stronger focus on prevention could help governments rein in health care and social spending
- Written by Angela Jackson, Social Policy Commissioner, Productivity Commission, and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesAt the start of the new year, many of us will commit to joining a gym, eating healthier or cutting back on drinking and smoking. We do this knowing that investing in our health today will pay off into to the future – that prevention is better (and cheaper) than the cure.
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