Don’t Bet on an Outbreak of Health

What do you think the odds are that we will have an outbreak of health in the North Country? Not that I’m a betting man, but I’m pretty confident that you could bet the farm that health care providers such as CVPH need not worry about a future shortage of people requiring services. That we have an aging population plays into this. With “experience” comes a greater likelihood that parts wear out and problems follow. However, as Pogo, the once famous cartoon possum said in his nationally syndicated comic strip, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Therein rests a significant problem concerning our health. We are our own worst enemy. The Adirondack Region Medical Home asked its pediatricians in Malone and Plattsburgh to keep a running total of...

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