Strategic Disease Prevention Programs' Potential Annual Net Savings & Return on Investment

Trust for America's Health Report Prevention for a Healthier America: Investments In Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities Potential Annual Net Savings and Return on Investment (ROI) for States Within 5 Years of an Investment of $10 Per Person Per Year in Strategic Disease Prevention Programs in communities (state estimates are based on potential reduction in health spending by state) Listed in alphabetical order): Alabama $250 million (ROI of 5.6 to 1); Alaska $47 million (ROI of 7.2 to 1); Arizona $242 million (ROI of 4.2 to 1); Arkansas $139 (ROI of 5 to 1); California $1.7 billion (ROI of 4.8 to 1); Colorado $232 million (ROI of 5 to 1); Connecticut $231 million (ROI of 6.6 to 1); Delaware $57 million (ROI of 7 to 1); Washington, D.C. $57 million (ROI of 9.9 to 1); Florida $1 billion (ROI of 6.2 to 1); Georgia $426 million (ROI of 4.8 to 1); Hawaii $70 million (ROI of 5.6 to 1); Idaho $62 million (ROI of 4.5 to 1); Illinois $708 million (ROI of 5.6 to 1); Indiana $343 million (ROI of 5.5 to 1); Iowa $165 million (ROI of 5.6 to 1); Kansas $155 million (ROI of 5.7 to 1); Kentucky $248 million (ROI of 6 to 1); Louisiana $234 million (ROI of 5.2 to 1); Maine $98 million (ROI of 7.5 to 1); Maryland $332 million (ROI of 6 to 1); Massachusetts $476 million (ROI of 7.4 to 1); Michigan $545 million (ROI of 5.4 to 1); Minnesota $316 million (ROI of 6.2 to 1); Mississippi $150 million (ROI of 5.2 to 1); Missouri $334 million (ROI of 5.8 to 1); Montana $51 million (ROI of 5.5 to 1); Nebraska $102 million (ROI of 5.8 to 1); Nevada $115 million (ROI of 5 to 1); New Hampshire $76 million (ROI of 5.9 to 1); New Jersey $543 million (ROI of 6.3 to 1); New Mexico $88 million (ROI of 4.7 to 1); New York $1.3 billion (ROI of 7 to 1); North Carolina $473 million (ROI of 5.6 to 1); North Dakota $39 million (ROI of 6.2 to 1); Ohio $685 million (ROI of 6 to 1); Oklahoma $183 million (ROI of 5.2 to 1); Oregon $193 million (ROI of 5.4 to 1); Pennsylvania $791 million (ROI of 6.4 to 1); Rhode Island $73 million (ROI of 6.8 to 1); South Carolina $233 million (ROI of 5.6 to 1); South Dakota $42 million (ROI of 5.5 to 1); Tennessee $351 million (ROI of 6 to 1); Texas $1 billion (ROI of 4.7 to 1); Utah $89 million (ROI of 3.7 to 1); Vermont $43 million (ROI of 7 to 1); Virginia $385 million (ROI of 5.2 to 1); Washington $343 million (ROI of 5.5 to 1); West Virginia $124 million (ROI of 6.9 to 1); Wisconsin $337 million (ROI of 6.2 to 1); Wyoming $29 million (ROI of 5.8 to 1).