ARE YOU WORTH THE MONEY??

It’s obvious from going to any government office that it takes forever to get things done. It involves a lot of paper work and the government will not invest money in a new program or programs unless there is a consensus among both republicans and democrats (those in power) that what we want is really going to be fruitful or deserving to those that will be receiving the services such as SCHIP, Medicaid, Medicare. Now, in terms of preventative medicine all Americans are deserving of making informed choices about what they eat, their environmental, and any other life choices that directly affect their health in the long run such as preventative screening. However, truth be told cost-effective preventive measures are only cost-effective in certain circumstances such as Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination of toddlers, One-time colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer in men 60–64 years old, Cognitive-behavioral family intervention for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, Cochlear implants in profoundly deaf children (as published in The New England Journal of Medicine link: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/358/7/661.pdf
So we as public health newbie’s have a responsibility to track/compile the data and show those in office (politicians) that the money spend will be fruitful its just a matter of time before cost-effectiveness can be seen.