tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post1353354319773862916..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: We're Number One!Cervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-67112459408154551052009-12-17T13:53:40.655-05:002009-12-17T13:53:40.655-05:00Ana -- Yes. Patience. This is going to be a long ...Ana -- Yes. Patience. This is going to be a long story.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-10787009049749443592009-12-17T10:29:54.321-05:002009-12-17T10:29:54.321-05:00I wondered, C, what you think of the counter-argum...I wondered, C, what you think of the counter-argument that the US DA BEST crowd brings up, namely that the poor US stats on standard measures (and they often pick life expectancy so I’ll stick with that here as this is just a short post) are partly explained by various cultural and/or life-style, and sometimes even political characteristics, such as massive car driving (with accidents), gun ownership (with murder etc.), sport is another they forget, etc.? They often go on to mention immigrants, but that is another can of beans.<br /> <br />Suicide stats. are low in the US as compared to other OECD. On the other hand, labor accidents/death are high. Maybe even extremely high. <br /><br />This issue is not important, for health care as a whole, by any means, and the numbers are not shattering. Nevertheless, I found myself wondering about the weight of this factor - premature death by accident / crime - from the public health pov. <br /><br />Or is it something one should simply ignore? Or should one have a counter argument to hand? <br /><br />AnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-69948004482274071282009-12-15T16:02:39.904-05:002009-12-15T16:02:39.904-05:00Commonwealth Fund report. (Check out the site, the...<a href="http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2008/Nov/In-Chronic-Condition--Experiences-of-Patients-with-Complex-Health-Care-Needs--in-Eight-Countries--20.aspx" rel="nofollow">Commonwealth Fund report</a>. (Check out the site, they have a lot of stuff.)Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-56994122971589742612009-12-15T15:55:18.206-05:002009-12-15T15:55:18.206-05:00Thanks for this -- do you have a link to the Commo...Thanks for this -- do you have a link to the Commonwealth Fund report?stickyfingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032354522498271979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-37508004136512089532009-12-15T11:59:07.949-05:002009-12-15T11:59:07.949-05:00Somebody is making money and lots of it.Somebody is making money and lots of it.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.com