http://copdlungdisease.com/what-are-the-ethics-in-the-asthma-campaign.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://copdlungdisease.com/what-are-the-ethics-in-the-asthma-campaign.html/comment-page-1#comment-2271 Back to the drawing board Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:18:31 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/what-are-the-ethics-in-the-asthma-campaign.html#comment-2271 I haven't seen the asthma campaign but I would guess it comes down to economics. A study is done and it is found that the NHS spending on a group of people with a specific illness can be reduced by, say, an education campaign. You could do this with any group where savings could be made and health improved, for instance in prevention of a condition or seeking treatment early. Some conditions and illnesses are beyond an individual's capabilities to do much about so it would be pointless to target them. I haven’t seen the asthma campaign but I would guess it comes down to economics. A study is done and it is found that the NHS spending on a group of people with a specific illness can be reduced by, say, an education campaign. You could do this with any group where savings could be made and health improved, for instance in prevention of a condition or seeking treatment early. Some conditions and illnesses are beyond an individual’s capabilities to do much about so it would be pointless to target them.

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