Wellness: 50-State Return on Investment
This chart shows the potential annual net savings and return on investment for states within five years of investing $10 per person per year in strategic disease prevention programs in communities. State estimates are based on potential reduction in health spending by state. States are listed in alphabetical order.
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State
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Potential Annual Savings
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Return on Investment
|
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Alabama
|
$250 million
|
5.6 to 1
|
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Alaska
|
$47 million
|
7.2 to 1
|
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Arizona
|
$242 million
|
4.2 to 1
|
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Arkansas
|
$139
|
5 to 1
|
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California
|
$1.7 billion
|
4.8 to 1
|
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Colorado
|
$232 million
|
5 to 1
|
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Connecticut
|
$231 million
|
6.6 to 1
|
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Delaware
|
$57 million
|
7 to 1
|
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Washington, D.C.
|
$57 million
|
9.9 to 1
|
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Florida
|
$1 billion
|
6.2 to 1
|
|
Georgia
|
$426 million
|
4.8 to 1
|
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Hawaii
|
$70 million
|
5.6 to 1
|
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Idaho
|
$62 million
|
4.5 to 1
|
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Illinois
|
$708 million
|
5.6 to 1
|
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Indiana
|
$343 million
|
5.5 to 1
|
|
Iowa
|
$165 million
|
5.6 to 1
|
|
Kansas
|
$155 million
|
5.7 to 1
|
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Kentucky
|
$248 million
|
6 to 1
|
|
Louisiana
|
$234 million
|
5.2 to 1
|
|
Maine
|
$98 million
|
7.5 to 1
|
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Maryland
|
$332 million
|
6 to 1
|
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Massachusetts
|
$476 million
|
7.4 to 1
|
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Michigan
|
$545 million
|
5.4 to 1
|
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Minnesota
|
$316 million
|
6.2 to 1
|
|
Mississippi
|
$150 million
|
5.2 to 1
|
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Missouri
|
$334 million
|
5.8 to 1
|
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Montana
|
$51 million
|
5.5 to 1
|
|
Nebraska
|
$102 million
|
5.8 to 1
|
|
Nevada
|
$115 million
|
5 to 1
|
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New Hampshire
|
$76 million
|
5.9 to 1
|
|
New Jersey
|
$543 million
|
6.3 to 1
|
|
New Mexico
|
$88 million
|
4.7 to 1
|
|
New York
|
$1.3 billion
|
7 to 1
|
|
North Carolina
|
$473 million
|
5.6 to 1
|
|
North Dakota
|
$39 million
|
6.2 to 1
|
|
Ohio
|
$685 million
|
6 to 1
|
|
Oklahoma
|
$183 million
|
5.2 to 1
|
|
Oregon
|
$193 million
|
5.4 to 1
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
$791 million
|
6.4 to 1
|
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Rhode Island
|
$73 million
|
6.8 to 1
|
|
South Carolina
|
$233 million
|
5.6 to 1
|
|
South Dakota
|
$42 million
|
5.5 to 1
|
|
Tennessee
|
$351 million
|
6 to 1
|
|
Texas
|
$1 billion
|
4.7 to 1
|
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Utah
|
$89 million
|
3.7 to 1
|
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Vermont
|
$43 million
|
7 to 1
|
|
Virginia
|
$385 million
|
5.2 to 1
|
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Washington
|
$343 million
|
5.5 to 1
|
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West Virginia
|
$124 million
|
6.9 to 1
|
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Wisconsin
|
$337 million
|
6.2 to 1
|
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Wyoming
|
$29 million
|
5.8 to 1
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Source: Prevention for a Healthier America: Investments in Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities, Trust for America's Health, July 2008.
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