This Australian study estimated possible savings in primary care costs for hypertension, renal disease and diabetes associated with Aboriginal involvement in land management and Northern Territory Government-defined chronic disease outcomes. The study enrolled 298 Aboriginal adults aged 15–54 from a remote Aboriginal community. Land management participants were significantly less likely to have diabetes, renal disease or hypertension. Expected net annual savings for the community from involvement in land management amounted to $AU268,000, equating to a net present value of primary health care savings in chronic disease care for the sampled community over 25 years of $AU4.08 million. The researchers note that these estimated savings are in addition to the market and non-market economic benefits of a healthier population and environmental benefits.
