{"id":2648,"date":"2008-12-04T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T12:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/the-prevent-defense.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:26:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:26:28","slug":"the-prevent-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2648","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;prevent&#8221; defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_HAl9r2q_-j0\/STfSRmJ1G6I\/AAAAAAAABLU\/AAHWe0Z96Kw\/s1600-h\/ForestFire.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=30792752  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275916688229211042\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_HAl9r2q_-j0\/STfSRmJ1G6I\/AAAAAAAABLU\/AAHWe0Z96Kw\/s320\/ForestFire.jpg?w=735\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span>You can either prevent fires from happening &#8230; or you can just wait until you get a good blaze working, and handle it from there.<\/p>\n<p>Most people would assume that it is a better strategy to prevent problems from arising in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>However, we have a health care system in our country that is so expensive, so burdensome for many, that they postpone basic preventative tests &#8212; and even treatments!! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/news\/fullstory_72314.html\">This study from <\/a>the Harris Interactive poll (just released by the National Women&#8217;s Health Resource Center), found some disturbing results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Almost half the women failed to seek medical care in the year before the survey, citing health care costs. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>They reported skimping on doctor visits, recommended medical procedures and medication, both for themselves and for family members. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Cultural differences emerged, with 58 percent of Hispanic women reporting they skipped health care, compared to 43 percent of white women and 42 percent of black women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We must have the resources, the smarts, and the political will to devise some form of a Health Care System that does not simply amount to Health Treatment. From every standpoint &#8212; from cost containment to the personal impact on the lives of our people &#8212; it makes sense to clear every obstacle that preventing disease from happening in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>This is not difficult logic. In fact, it&#8217;s just common sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can either prevent fires from happening &#8230; or you can just wait until you get a good blaze working, and handle it from there. 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