A Model for Optimal Prevention: Naturopathic Community Healthcare
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Authors
Hawkins, Lauren
Issue Date
2018-03-23
Type
Other
Language
en_US
Keywords
Integrative healthcare , Naturopathy , Preventative healthcare
Alternative Title
Abstract
The burden of chronic disease continues to rise while adequate access to healthcare continues to remain elusive for many at risk populations. The US continues to spend more of its budget on treating preventable diseases with 86% of it’s $2.7 trillion expenditures in 2016 dedicated to people with chronic and mental health conditions. A new model of healthcare is required to tackle the problems the nation continues to face and involves an integrative model of healthcare with prevention at its center and naturopathic physicians leading the way as expert prevention specialists.