An economist explains the complex challenges East Central Indiana faces in the effort to improve healthcare outcomes.

HEALTH IS WEALTH is a digital series from Ball State PBS that explores the fascinating ways that small habit changes
can create big health improvements for ourselves and our community. Host Paul Brown interviews experts to
discover how habits work in our brains, the unique opportunity of keystone habits, and thought-provoking ways
to make your habit change more effective.

In this episode of Health is Wealth, you’ll find out:
– Why East-Central Indiana spends more than the average on healthcare
– Why do we get worse healthcare outcomes despite this cost
– All the factors that make rural populations less healthy than others
– How preventative care can change this downward trend

Host/Writer/Director: Paul Brown
Executive Producer: Dr. Phil Hoffman
Camera Operator: Madison Trowbridge
Graphics: Tracie Louck, Paul Brown
Animation: Nathanael Trimboli
Special thanks to Dr. Michael Hicks

 

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Sources: United Health Foundation, America’s Health Rankings, 2022.

University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, 2023.

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A production of Ball State Public Media. Production support from Ball State University Media Services.
This web series is for informational purposes only. Please consult your doctor or other licensed medical professional for advice.