The Influence of Environmental Health Initiatives on the Reduction of Healthcare Expenditures

Zagade, Ojha, Rath, Sharma and Jayakumar

Health Leadership and Quality of Life, 2023, vol. 2, 314

Abstract: Environmental health initiatives, a long-term approach to help to lower healthcare expenses, are becoming the focus of public health policies all throughout the world. These initiatives target the causes of certain chronic illnesses by improving the environment and supporting good living. Long term, this will enable healthcare systems to save money. The significant link between environmental health policies and reduction of healthcare expenses is examined in this article. It emphasises on the results of several approaches, including improving the air quality, maintaining the cleanliness of the water, trash management, and green space creation. It investigates how these therapies assist prevent major causes of the global high healthcare expenses: illnesses include cancer, heart disease, and respiratory difficulties. Examining various case studies from several nations reveals that environmental health initiatives benefit the economy. Better air quality, for example, has been associated to reduced rates of asthma and other lung diseases, therefore reducing the costly medical treatments and hospital stays involved. Encouragement of cleanliness and availability to clean water has also greatly reduced waterborne infections, therefore saving a lot of medical treatment costs and simplifying the job for healthcare professionals. The research also examines how government and non-governmental organisations fund and execute their initiatives as well as the significance of public-private partnerships in supporting fresh ideas in environmental health. The article also addresses issues like insufficient knowledge of environmental health initiatives, inadequate funding, and government challenges that arise in their running. In the end, it suggests a way to include environmental health methods in national healthcare policies so that costs can be cut while public health is improved. In the end, this study supports a proactive, multidisciplinary approach to healthcare that includes environmental health as a key way to lower costs in the long run. To make environmental health programs more effective and scalable, it calls for more study and policy changes. These changes could save a lot of money on healthcare costs and make everyone healthier generally.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.56294/hl2023314

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