'Amid a crisis in American health, one silver lining is that there is plenty of room for improvement,' MikeBloomberg writes. 'The antidote to despair is action, and it starts with refusing to accept the dark side of American exceptionalism.'
To help point more policymakers toward effective action, the Bloomberg American Health Initiative is releasing a new report called “It offers 10 practical steps for addressing underlying causes of the biggest contributing factors to declining life expectancy. Those steps include enacting stronger gun laws, making sure medications to treat opioid use are the standard of care in all medical settings, and reducing sodium in processed foods, among other interventions.
Amid a crisis in American health, one silver lining is that there is plenty of room for improvement. The challenges we face are serious and stubborn — but they are not insurmountable. After all, our history is filled with extraordinary successes. Anyone who buckled a seat belt today, or who ate a doughnut without trans fats in a smoke-free diner, has benefited from public health interventions, even if they do not realize it.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and Bloomberg LP, the 108th mayor of New York City, and WHO global ambassador for noncommunicable diseases and injuries.
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