Majority affected by chronic disease – new report

by Jason Reid on 08/22/2011

More than 50% of Americans and Canadians are affected by chronic disease

Just last week, researchers from the Washington-based Deloitte Center for Health Solutions released the results of an international survey which showed that the majority of both Canadians and Americans have at least one chronic health condition.

Fifty-five percent of people in the U.S. said that they were diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions, compared to 41 percent of people in the UK and 52 percent of Canadians.

To discuss the impact of chronic disease on people’s work-lives, I was interviewed on one of Western Canada’s highest-rated radio talk-shows “Calgary Today”. Here’s are the highlights:

If Youtube is blocked, you can access the audio here:

Calgary Radio pt1

Calgary Radio Show pt.2

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