Comments on: How About Some Really Out-of-the-Box Thinking? http://blogs.kqed.org/healthyideas/2009/06/29/how-about-some-really-out-of-the-box-thinking/ Californians Weigh In on Health Care Reform Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:57:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://blogs.kqed.org/healthyideas/2009/06/29/how-about-some-really-out-of-the-box-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Anonymous Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:49:48 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/healthyideas/?p=260#comment-170 Although I agree whole-heartedly that regular exercise and control of one's weight is more powerful than most of the "preventive care"services we physicians provide and certainly preferable to treatment after opportunities for prevention have passed... Let's keep these lifestyle change incentives out of the doctor-patient relationship. People fudge the truth about these matters even when there are no increased copays. I'm intrigued that a tax on sedentary behavior-promoting goods and services could be used to increase access to physical exercise opportunities such as parks, exercise classes, etc. a primary care physician with mostly diabetic and hypertensive patients. Although I agree whole-heartedly that regular exercise and control of one’s weight is more powerful than most of the “preventive care”services we physicians provide and certainly preferable to treatment after opportunities for prevention have passed…
Let’s keep these lifestyle change incentives out of the doctor-patient relationship. People fudge the truth about these matters even when there are no increased copays.
I’m intrigued that a tax on sedentary behavior-promoting goods and services could be used to increase access to physical exercise opportunities such as parks, exercise classes, etc.
a primary care physician with mostly diabetic and hypertensive patients.
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]]> By: Matt J. http://blogs.kqed.org/healthyideas/2009/06/29/how-about-some-really-out-of-the-box-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Matt J. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:01:47 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/healthyideas/?p=260#comment-165 The article states: "t kids in low-resource schools typically spend only 4-6 minutes being moderately-to-vigorously active (walking, running or jumping) during a 30-minute PE class." Huh? Then what are they doing the rest of the time? Putting on their uniforms? Roll call? The article states:

“t kids in low-resource schools typically spend only 4-6 minutes being moderately-to-vigorously active (walking, running or jumping) during a 30-minute PE class.”

Huh? Then what are they doing the rest of the time? Putting on their uniforms? Roll call?

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]]> By: donald wilhelm, III http://blogs.kqed.org/healthyideas/2009/06/29/how-about-some-really-out-of-the-box-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-152 donald wilhelm, III Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:19:21 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/healthyideas/?p=260#comment-152 how about leaving the box dimension altogether, and end the cultural taboo against insisting on personal lifestyle change, by spending one cent for ink (zero cents for electronoc medical records), to add three lines to everyone's medical chart, ahead of the present entries for blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight (all symptoms - 20 years too late). The new lines are: hours per week of lifelong vigorous exercise, eating only unprocessed, mainly plant-based food, and freedom from chronic stress. These would be quantified as a percent of the ideal. These scores would be given equal weight to symptom scores, or missed medications. Incentives for compliance are limitless, such as zero co-payments; non-compliance ( or lack of improvement) could result in a mandatory group class before the next doctor visit. 85% of all health costs result from chronic conditions, almost all of which are easily avoidable with a healthy lifestyle. Is not the genetic expression from innoculations against infectious disease similar in nature to lifestyle "innoculations" against chronic diseases? And further, does not a poor lifestyle "infect" one with chronic disease, just as surely as introducing viruses or germs into the body? Perhaps you can explain how my website, freehealthreform.com, is not correct. If it is right, the current health care model is completely outdated. Thanks, donald wilhelm, III how about leaving the box dimension altogether, and end the cultural taboo against insisting on personal lifestyle change, by spending one cent for ink (zero cents for electronoc medical records), to add three lines to everyone’s medical chart, ahead of the present entries for blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight (all symptoms – 20 years too late). The new lines are: hours per week of lifelong vigorous exercise, eating only unprocessed, mainly plant-based food, and freedom from chronic stress.
These would be quantified as a percent of the ideal. These scores would be given equal weight to symptom scores, or missed medications. Incentives for compliance are limitless, such as zero co-payments; non-compliance ( or lack of improvement) could result in a mandatory group class before the next doctor visit.
85% of all health costs result from chronic conditions, almost all of which are easily avoidable with a healthy lifestyle. Is not the genetic expression from innoculations against infectious disease similar in nature to lifestyle “innoculations” against chronic diseases? And further, does not a poor lifestyle “infect” one with chronic disease, just as surely as introducing viruses or germs into the body?
Perhaps you can explain how my website, freehealthreform.com, is not correct.
If it is right, the current health care model is completely outdated.
Thanks, donald wilhelm, III
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