Discuss the meaning of the following statement and its implications for health care workers: "We cannot expect to be rescued from every disease and cause of death by the nation's health care system if we do not take responsibility for our own health."


We need to follow wellness and healthy living practices that we know prevent illness and injury.
High cost of health care, along with limitations of science, cannot cure every illness.
People must accept some responsibility for their own health by adapting good lifestyle habits (diet, exercise, stress management, not smoking, etc.), getting immunizations, seeking information about wellness.

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