Bibliograph

Promoting health, preventing disease, the economic case, David Mcdaid, Franco Sassi, Sherry Merkur

Type

Label

Promoting health, preventing disease, the economic case, David Mcdaid, Franco Sassi, Sherry Merkur

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Promoting health, preventing disease

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

922907502

Responsibility statement

David Mcdaid, Franco Sassi, Sherry Merkur

Sub title

the economic case

Summary

This book provides an economic perspective on health promotion and chronic disease prevention, and gives a rationale for assessing the economic case for action. It provides a comprehensive review of the evidence base in support of a broad range of public health interventions, addressing not only their effectiveness in improving population health, but also their implementation costs, impacts on health expenditures and wider economic consequences. An economic perspective is about more than counting the costs associated with poor health. It is about understanding how economic incentives can influence healthy lifestyle choices in the population. The book provides tools for developing effective and efficient policy strategies and addressing trade-offs between the goals of improving population health, while being mindful of the need to tackle inequalities in health outcomes across individuals and populations.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

I. Introduction -- II. Making the economic case for tackling key risk factors for health -- III. Broader perspectives on the economics of health promotion and disease prevention -- IV. Translating evidence into policy

Target audience

specialized

Classification