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Boost the Economy, Fight Chronic Disease

A healthy population boosts a country's economic performance and small investments in prevention can pay off over time.

Sustainability|Dec.16, 2019

To understand the health of an economy, look at the health of those who participate in it.

In a recent International Business Times op-ed, Abbott Chief Economist Gene Huang, Ph.D., examines the current impact of chronic disease on our economy and how preventative programs like our Future Well initiatives can help us turn the tables.

Read his op-ed here.

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