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2 Connecting Health and the Economy: The Surgeon General's Call to Action
2 Connecting Health and the Economy: The Surgeon General's Call to Action
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At the same time, individuals and communities that are healthier tend to be more prosperous. Adams's signature Call to Action is titled -- and will focus on -- Community Health and Economic Prosperity, including the role of private-sector investment in promoting community health and economic well-being.1 Much of health care, policy, and political debate is focused on optimizing downstream interventions.
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primarily by an individual's environment and behaviors. There is not sufficient investment upstream, he said, in the health and well-being of communities and in activities that could prevent disease and reduce health care costs (e.g., addressing social determinants of health)
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Investing in the health of the community helps to reign in unsustainable health care costs, and Adams added that health care costs for current and future employees is a significant concern for most employers, including Amazon. Every community can become healthier, Adams said, but special attention is needed to address the challenges facing those most in need, in the most disadvantaged communities.
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Currently there are 6 million unfilled jobs in the United States, and Adams noted that many people who might fill these jobs are not looking for work due to health-related issues. Money spent on health care, whether by an employer (e.g., to provide coverage)
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Adams expressed hope that the forthcoming Surgeon General's report on community health and prosperity will end any debate about the association between health and the economy and will inspire action by all stakeholders in health. Moving Forward In closing, Adams reiterated his Surgeon General's Call to Action message to participants, encouraging them to: • Innovate and promote upstream interventions that can help communities thrive and achieve "better health through better partnerships." • Engage a broad range of partners in discussions of public health issues, including faith communities, military, local businesses, law enforcement, and others.
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Adams concurred that addressing obesity in the United States is an ongoing challenge. Better communication is needed about the role of a person's environment in the choices they are able to make, he said, for example, whether they have access to healthy foods, or safe places to be active.
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