Thursday 29 January 2015

The future of 'Healthy' in Economy

Living and working in Denmark make me pay 60% of my salary
To the tax department. How to get rid of this. I couldnt. There is NO easy way or hanky panky alternative that can hide my income from being acknowledge by them. During the first year was like a pain in an ass, trying to adapt the expensive lifestyle, hefty food price, oil/benzine Price that goes up every day on the chart. But when i reached my third year here, i began to understand the situation and keep my lifestyle in a moderate tempo..no more Prada, Hermes, Burberry shopping like when I was in Zürich. So I bought this garden house to do gardening, to grow veggie, to enjoy fresh air, to have that 'old-age' community (everything bio-logic farming) and started to walk/bicycle to work. I can see the different lifestyle that i had. I hardly sick, never had cold in winter. That the Danish healthy organic-living, eco-logic, bio-logic living that is good. Limited luxury shopping due to expensive cost of living, healthy living option and do more exercise. At first, it is very difficult to understand, later on we kind of understood that those expensive cost of living leads us to healthy lifestyle (option/escapade) . And how this cheaper option leads us to healthier life and productive nation.

But Healthy populations are the backbone of a sustainable economy – they are more productive and less expensive for both employers and healthcare systems. Reductions in illness and mortality are estimated to account for about 11% of economic growth in low-income and middle-income countries as measured in their national income accounts. However, very often health is still seen as a cost rather than an investment.

Objectives

The project aims to highlight the value of healthy populations and their ability to boost socio-economic growth. Three specific objectives are to:

Articulate the systemic links between health and other sectors such as employment, education, GDP and competitiveness
Re-think the concept of return-on-investment in “healthy” for governments, businesses and society, and establish the investment case for healthy populations
Transform the investment models for the eco-system of healthy.

Maximizing Healthy Life Years: Investments that Pay Off
In times of economic uncertainty and slow growth, it is more important than ever for economies to find alternative ways to gain a competitive advantage. Healthy populations can be the solution. Through increased productivity, reduced healthcare costs and overall higher levels of well-being, investments in the health system yield a proven return in terms of health outcomes and economic growth.

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