In a recent survey done in the U.S. among physicians, over 1,000 physicians, 80 percent of them actually said that they know that their patients' upstream problems are as important as their health issues, as their medical problems, and yet despite that widespread awareness of the importance of upstream issues, only one in five doctors said they had any sense of confidence to address those issues, to improve health where it begins.
在最近一次对美国医生进行的调查中， 超过1000位受访医生中 80%的人确实表示， 他们知道患者的”上游问题“ 和他们的健康问题一样重要， 和医疗问题一样重要。 然而，尽管对上游问题的 重要性有着普遍共识， 只有五分之一的医生说 他们有自信能解决这些问题， 从源头上改善患者健康。