A Public Health Approach to Advance Care Planning
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A Public Health Approach to Advance Care Planning
Published April 26, 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutesInnovations in medicine and successful public health campaigns have contributed to increased life expectancy for Americans. As of 2019, the average life expectancy for someone born in the U.S. was 78.8 years (it dropped to 77.8 in 2020 primarily due to COVID-19). With advancing age comes an increase in chronic conditions that can lead to[…]