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IELTS Essay: It is more important to spend public money promoting a healthy lifestyle in o...

Prompt

It is more important to spend public money promoting a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent illness than to spend it on the treatment of people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree of disagree?

#preventive_medicine#public_health_spending#lifestyle_intervention#health_economics#healthcare_priorities

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues one side with logical reasons; Band 9 acknowledges that prevention has high upfront costs, uneven effectiveness across populations, and that both are necessary—but explains when each is more justified.

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Key concepts in this essay

preventive_vs_curative_medicine
public_health_ROI
lifestyle_compliance
healthcare_equity
cost_benefit_analysis

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Suggesting one approach entirely replaces the other rather than exploring a continuum of investment
Using weak reasoning ('prevention is always better') without evidence of cost-effectiveness or realistic compliance rates
Ignoring that some populations need treatment now; prevention only works for future generations

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