The Surprising Connection Between Health and Money

An economist explains the complex challenges East Central Indiana faces in the effort to improve healthcare outcomes.
In this episode of Health is Wealth, you'll find out:
• Why East-Central Indiana spends more than the average on healthcare
• Why we get worse health care 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: Dr. Michael Hicks
Health is Wealth is produced by University Media Services for Ball State PBS
©2024 Ball State University
Sources:
United Health Foundation, America’s Health Rankings, 2022. assets.america...
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, 2023. www.countyheal...

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Eye-opening. This guy is awesome.