The Future of Preventative Medicine: Health Promotion Programs as a Tool to Reduce Administrative Costs and Improve Health Outcomes

ABSTRACT

[...]healthcare systems are extremely strained due to higher rates of preventable conditions across Canada and the United States. According to Burden and Burch, there are five definitive processes involved in inquiry-based learning 1) Identifying and Formulating Problems, 2) Formulating Hypotheses, 3) Collecting Quantifiable and/or Qualitative Data, 4) Analyzing the Data to form Interpretations related to Hypotheses and 5) Drawing Conclusions. The following factors were compounding influences on the student's receptivity 1) parental influence on smoking habits outweighing any impacts on the campaign and/or, 2) socio-economic status. [...]this means health promotion programs require action to be taken from community members in the communities themselves to lead change initiatives. [...]Aldana found in 28 studies reporting cost savings, with 7 studies showing expended calculations for cost-benefit ratios and financial returns averaging $3.48 for every dollar.