Compression of morbidity can be defined as ________.

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Compression of morbidity is the concept of reducing the number of years a person spends in ill health by promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyles, such that they have the greatest number of healthy years and the fewest years with illness. It is not about low death rates from chronic diseases or having a longer life, although these outcomes may be associated with compression of morbidity. The option of postponing illness until there is an adequate treatment or cure is also not entirely accurate as it assumes that illnesses can always be treated or cured, whereas some may not have a cure or effective treatment available.

Compression of Morbidity Can Be Defined as ________