Some people think it is more important for government to spend public money on promoting a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent illness than to spend it on the treatment of people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In recent decades, many governments have considerable expenditure on the improvement of citizens’

lifestyle

.

Although

some argue that medical treatments for ill people are much more important, the preventive measures have proved their sake in the long run. There are many reasons why changes in people’s

lifestyle

have more long-term benefits.

Firstly

, the provision of public infrastructure helps citizens enhance their

health

, which leads to the effects on a large scale.

For example

, in a family, if parents have a healthy

lifestyle

, they will have a naturally positive impact on their children on a daily basis.

Secondly

, creating a balanced

lifestyle

brings people good

health

conditions, which help them have sufficient energy and enthusiasm to work and study. In fact, the

health

of each person that results in the power of a nation’s workforce, especially the younger generations, which is a vital factor in the development of its economy. On the other hands, the method of providing treatments for patients

also

proves some certain drawbacks. The one thing is as ailments are not temporary problems, the efforts that have gone into curing them may not take the root of these problems. The fact is that ailments result from the long process of accumulation through daily habits, so the most effective method is changing these habits gradually. Another thing is the expenditure of upgrading the whole of the medical system is an enormous number with any governments.

Therefore

,

this

isn’t really the best choice in

this

situation, compared with the expense of preventive methods. In conclusion, it is true that enhancing people’s

lifestyle

brings more benefits

instead

of focusing on curing more and more patients in the long term. The governments should consider spending more and more budget in

health

infrastructure so as to improve the medical conditions of the public.