Why is health important and valuable?
Having a greater awareness of health issues may allow us all to be better informed in health choices or decisions that we need to make. Awareness of our physical and mental well being are crucial to helping ourselves. This will allow us to lead longer and more productive lives. The health of nations has a significant impact on the economic of a country. For example it is often quoted that some diseases and conditions cost a country millions of dollars in either health care or in lost working hours (productivity).
