Browse By Unit
3 min readโขjune 18, 2024
Kallie Hoffman
Kallie Hoffman
Healthcare is very important in Italian society because the system in place works extremely hard to ensure that its citizens are maintaining quality health, preventing and managing diseases, and living long ๐ (as evidenced by theย average life expectancy of 83 years). Italy might suffer from high unemployment and an unstable job market, but its people are some of the healthiest in the world. Italians have significantly lower blood pressure and cholesterol than Americans and an overall less stressful lifestyle.
*According toย TreeHugger, "The Global Health Index looked at 163 countries. It calculated a โhealth scoreโ, based on likeliness of mortality by disease or injury, life expectancy at various ages, and probability of survival at key times. From this score is subtracted โhealth risk penalties,โ which measure damaging behavioral factors (i.e. smoking, obesity, and childhood malnutrition) and environmental factors (i.e. pollution and lack of clean drinking water). The final result is a โhealth grade.โ
The healthcare system in Italy is aย regionally-based national health service known asย Servizio Sanitario Nazionale. It provides universal coverage to citizens,ย free of charge, and treatments such as tests, medicines, surgeries, and doctor visits are all covered. The public healthcare facilities vary based on region, and the wealth in that specific area, but overall, Italy has some of the best doctors and hospitals in the world.
<< Hide Menu
3 min readโขjune 18, 2024
Kallie Hoffman
Kallie Hoffman
Healthcare is very important in Italian society because the system in place works extremely hard to ensure that its citizens are maintaining quality health, preventing and managing diseases, and living long ๐ (as evidenced by theย average life expectancy of 83 years). Italy might suffer from high unemployment and an unstable job market, but its people are some of the healthiest in the world. Italians have significantly lower blood pressure and cholesterol than Americans and an overall less stressful lifestyle.
*According toย TreeHugger, "The Global Health Index looked at 163 countries. It calculated a โhealth scoreโ, based on likeliness of mortality by disease or injury, life expectancy at various ages, and probability of survival at key times. From this score is subtracted โhealth risk penalties,โ which measure damaging behavioral factors (i.e. smoking, obesity, and childhood malnutrition) and environmental factors (i.e. pollution and lack of clean drinking water). The final result is a โhealth grade.โ
The healthcare system in Italy is aย regionally-based national health service known asย Servizio Sanitario Nazionale. It provides universal coverage to citizens,ย free of charge, and treatments such as tests, medicines, surgeries, and doctor visits are all covered. The public healthcare facilities vary based on region, and the wealth in that specific area, but overall, Italy has some of the best doctors and hospitals in the world.
ยฉ 2024 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.