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  • +Focusing on prevention: a point-based and actual prevention-oriented system
  • +Focusing on prevention: a point-based and actual prevention-oriented system
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  • +A lot of people are affected by preventable so-called non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes type II, neurodegenerative diseases. Based on scientific evidence, most of these diseases can be prevented. The current healthcare systems are not up to the task of helping people to avoid such diseases in the first place.
  • +I propose:
  • +- to create a prevention system (focused on specific chronic diseases) where family doctors focus on periodically checking the health status of people and give them points, based on risk factors (for example, by using the metabolic syndrome criteria). The point system can then be used to take further actions (like higher taxation, or incentives) so that people are motivated to take care of their own health. The point system could be chosen by people as an option, but made mandatory if they want to use the free, public healthcare system (i.e. funded by taxpayers).
  • +- including science-backed prevention measures into medical protocols. For example, the protocol for people suffering from high blood pressure at the beginning should require life habits and diet changes in the first place. Drug treatments should only be used if really necessary. Such an approach would be key to prevent the incoming wave of diabetes type II that is happening in the US and will soon happen in Europe, too.
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  • +On the whole, I think that Europe should lead a revolution in healthcare for the future, by focusing on prevention.
  • +A lot of people are affected by preventable so-called non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes type II, neurodegenerative diseases. Based on scientific evidence, most of these diseases can be prevented. The current healthcare systems are not up to the task of helping people to avoid such diseases in the first place.
  • +I propose:
  • +- to create a prevention system (focused on specific chronic diseases) where family doctors focus on periodically checking the health status of people and give them points, based on risk factors (for example, by using the metabolic syndrome criteria). The point system can then be used to take further actions (like higher taxation, or incentives) so that people are motivated to take care of their own health. The point system could be chosen by people as an option, but made mandatory if they want to use the free, public healthcare system (i.e. funded by taxpayers).
  • +- including science-backed prevention measures into medical protocols. For example, the protocol for people suffering from high blood pressure at the beginning should require life habits and diet changes in the first place. Drug treatments should only be used if really necessary. Such an approach would be key to prevent the incoming wave of diabetes type II that is happening in the US and will soon happen in Europe, too.
  • +
  • +On the whole, I think that Europe should lead a revolution in healthcare for the future, by focusing on prevention.
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  • +A lot of people are affected by preventable so-called non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes type II, neurodegenerative diseases. Based on scientific evidence, most of these diseases can be prevented. The current healthcare systems are not up to the task of helping people to avoid such diseases in the first place.
  • +I propose:
  • +- to create a prevention system (focused on specific chronic diseases) where family doctors focus on periodically checking the health status of people and give them points, based on risk factors (for example, by using the metabolic syndrome criteria). The point system can then be used to take further actions (like higher taxation, or incentives) so that people are motivated to take care of their own health. The point system could be chosen by people as an option, but made mandatory if they want to use the free, public healthcare system (i.e. funded by taxpayers).
  • +- including science-backed prevention measures into medical protocols. For example, the protocol for people suffering from high blood pressure at the beginning should require life habits and diet changes in the first place. Drug treatments should only be used if really necessary. Such an approach would be key to prevent the incoming wave of diabetes type II that is happening in the US and will soon happen in Europe, too.
  • +
  • +On the whole, I think that Europe should lead a revolution in healthcare for the future, by focusing on prevention.
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  • +A lot of people are affected by preventable so-called non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes type II, neurodegenerative diseases. Based on scientific evidence, most of these diseases can be prevented. The current healthcare systems are not up to the task of helping people to avoid such diseases in the first place.
  • +I propose:
  • +- to create a prevention system (focused on specific chronic diseases) where family doctors focus on periodically checking the health status of people and give them points, based on risk factors (for example, by using the metabolic syndrome criteria). The point system can then be used to take further actions (like higher taxation, or incentives) so that people are motivated to take care of their own health. The point system could be chosen by people as an option, but made mandatory if they want to use the free, public healthcare system (i.e. funded by taxpayers).
  • +- including science-backed prevention measures into medical protocols. For example, the protocol for people suffering from high blood pressure at the beginning should require life habits and diet changes in the first place. Drug treatments should only be used if really necessary. Such an approach would be key to prevent the incoming wave of diabetes type II that is happening in the US and will soon happen in Europe, too.
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  • +On the whole, I think that Europe should lead a revolution in healthcare for the future, by focusing on prevention.
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