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Education to improve the health of the nation: Who should we educate?
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The overall purpose of health care is to maintain health
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prevent and to treat disorders effectively to secure the greatest possible gain in health. Education is an important means of achieving this. In this issue of the Annals is the
first of a series of articles on education, each focusing on different
aspects that will result in the improvement of outcome of those with
musculoskeletal conditions.
Any strategy that is aimed at influencing health must be based on
evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness, but also it must be
effectively implemented. Implementation requires compliance by the
public and patients, in addition to priority and funding. Patients must
have faith and confidence based on knowledge. This is especially
important with chronic disorders that cannot be cured, are often
progressive and, at most points of their natural history, have an
effect on a person's quality of life. The enormous expenditure on
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