Occupational Therapist | Entrepreneur | Digital Health & Behavior Change Advocate | Human-Centered Problem Solver
Anyone else ready for change in healthcare? “60% of American adults—and a growing number of children—have already been diagnosed with at least one chronic disease, and 90% of the nation's staggering $4.7 trillion in annual healthcare spending can be attributed to costs related to chronic diseases and mental health conditions. Globally, cardiovascular disease, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes account for over 80% of premature deaths.” "It is clear that the traditional healthcare model of simply prescribing costly, ever-increasing quantities of pharmaceuticals and procedures with risky side effects is broken, and we need new innovative approaches." Prevention and lifestyle-based treatment IS the future of healthcare, and it’s a change that MUST happen. Excited for what the future holds with this partnership between Blue Zones and Lifestyle Medicine. https://lnkd.in/g_stk2_r