Middle-class Prussians rule over everyone else and now we can't even smoke in outdoor cafés anymore. David Eberhard meets tobacco representatives, researchers, representatives of non-profit organizations and politicians in a garden in Visby during the Almedalen policy week. They are trying to find out whether it is possible to pursue public health policy without it becoming an elitist, middle-class moralism that stigmatizes people who do not exercise enough, smoke, drink and eat too much and wrong.
Can Private Sector Players Make Sweden Healthier? Seminar in Almedalen on the Future of Healthcare
Sweden spends nearly 700 billion kronor a year on healthcare, but only a fraction of those resources goes toward disease prevention. At the same time, lifestyle-related diseases account for a large portion of the burden on the healthcare system, and many Swedes spend their final years in poor health.
