Capital Corner
Welcome to the latest installment of Capital Corner, a column that aims to update you on some of the issues that NCOIL is following. Below are some of the issues that NCOIL will be discussing at the upcoming NCOIL Annual Meeting in San Antonio.
San Antonio General Sessions Will Be Agenda Highlights
At the upcoming Annual Meeting in San Antonio, three general sessions will be held which will feature some of the most talked about issues in the nation. On Friday, November 22, part two of the special series focusing on the theme of “prevention is better than a cure” will be held. Part one, held this past July at the Summer Meeting, served as somewhat of an overview on preventive medicine and on how early expenses prevent significant later costs. Part two will explore the importance of social determinants of health and the role of proper nutrition in the prevention of disease.
It’s often said that “prevention is the first rule of good health” but if you look at the numbers, a staggeringly low number of Americans undergo routine health screenings, and vaccination rates have been dropping for years. And while many can access preventive services through their health care coverage, the numbers show that most don’t. With that being said, there are fascinating new developments and approaches in preventive care that hopefully can be built upon and made more available to everyone.
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