tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post4394848836734758213..comments2024-01-29T09:52:55.934-05:00Comments on The ADHD Blog: Health and Wellness in Health Care ReformThe ADHD Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283319351468904913noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-43260124267911998952009-07-19T16:09:02.647-05:002009-07-19T16:09:02.647-05:00after reading the blog I was surprised at how far ...after reading the blog I was surprised at how far you are ahead with regard to policies, and involvement with educating the nation. My country is problem as behind the times in that we are probably at the stage your organisation was at in 1987. So you can imagine the up hill struggle it is at the minute for our family. Living in Northern Ireland it feels like we are so far behind its unreal.against all oddsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-17317247569921689252009-07-10T10:38:10.814-05:002009-07-10T10:38:10.814-05:00Very good points regarding the relationship of hea...Very good points regarding the relationship of health and wellness in health care reform.<br /><br />I work for an organization (the American Physical Therapy Association) that also is involved in health care and health care reform. (These comments, though, are strictly my own and don't necessarily represent APTA's.)<br /><br />We recently had our annual conference and the keynote speaker--a former politician now involved in the health care debate--stressed that his organization—and the approach he advocates—is “health transformation,” not “health care transformation.” He explained, “It is not a patient-centered approach, but individual-centered. We must reach individuals before they’re patients."<br /><br />I think that point is especially applicable when dealing with mental health and addiction-related issues. So I'm pleased that CHADD recognizes the interrelationship of health and wellness to the whole health care debate.wordsmthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427109675061610993noreply@blogger.com