New Poll Finds Disease Prevention Has Support of Vast Majority of Americans

Health Care Reform Proposals That Emphasize Prevention Will Have Broad Support
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released a new public opinion survey this week which finds that Americans rank prevention as the most important health care reform priority, and overwhelmingly support increasing funding for prevention programs to reduce disease and keep people healthy. 

You can find full poll results and video question and answer segments with poll researcher Bill McInturff and RWJF Senior Vice President James Marks, M.D., M.P.H., at our Public Health Web page.

The poll found that more than three quarters (76 percent) of Americans believe that the level of funding for prevention should be increased. Strikingly, while a vast majority believes that prevention will save money, more than seven in 10 support an investment in prevention regardless of whether or not it will save money.

“We know that strategic investments in disease prevention programs in communities can result in a big payoff in a short time—reducing health care costs, increasing the productivity of the nation’s workforce, and helping people lead healthier lives,” said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The poll comes just as Congress is expected to begin considering several reform proposals that could create sweeping changes in the U.S. health care system.

• Download the poll.

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