$ 324 Billion Annual Direct Cost

$ 137 Billion Lost Productivity

50% 17.3+ Million die each year

Preventable Risk Factors

Positivity and Optimism Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease by 50% Positivity & Optimism Increase healthy & restorative behaviors

(Healthier diet & sleep habits, physical activity, not smoking & not abusing alcohol, etc.) See TRUE Prevention—Optimum Health: Remember Galileo for citations

Significant death & disability from CVD (heart disease) can be prevented by

reducing stress, worry, anxiety, and depression. Happiness 1st programs positively affect all these risk factors in cost-effective large group settings.

We teach skills individuals can use to hone the way they think to produce better outcomes and why they work.

© Jeanine Broderick, 2014 Happiness1st.com/programs

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