Vienna aims to increase the number of healthy life years with the "Vienna Prevention Project"
The average healthy life expectancy of about 57 years leads to sick leaves and early retirements, according to statements from the town hall and MedUni. There is a need for prevention and a better understanding of the main health issues. For this purpose, a sample of the Viennese population will now be regularly examined.
"Vienna Prevention Project"
The "Vienna Prevention Project" (ViPP) aims to sustainably strengthen public health and disease prevention - both from a medical and health economic perspective. Currently, Austria lacks sufficient data that would enable such analyses, it was announced on Wednesday after the signing of the agreement for the project by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), MedUni Rector Markus Müller, and officials from the Health Care Institution of the City of Vienna (KFA).
"A central concern of the "Vienna Prevention Project" is to prioritize prevention over repair medicine," explained MedUni Rector Müller. "Through targeted prevention measures, we want to detect or prevent diseases early and treat them with the latest precision medicine therapies, also to ensure better resource utilization in the healthcare system."
Ludwig: "Great Challenges"
"The increasing life expectancy and the significant rise in age- and lifestyle-related diseases pose great challenges to our healthcare system. Therefore, it is important that better preventive medicine maintains health into old age," emphasized Ludwig.
As part of the "Vienna Prevention Project," it is planned to observe 20,000 people in two groups in the medium term, one with an intensive early detection program and one with basic examinations. Modern diagnostic procedures from various medical fields will be used. Additionally, data on lifestyle, work, and mental health will be collected, and biological samples will be gathered for a biobank.
The goal is to develop new methods for risk assessment and disease prediction using integrated data analyses and artificial intelligence, according to the statement. This should enable personalized prevention strategies and create a better understanding of disease progressions.
(APA/Red)
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