Economic evaluation enhances public health decision making
Contemporary public health professionals must address the health needs of a diverse population with constrained budgets and shrinking funds. Economic evaluation contributes to evidence-based decision making by helping the public health community identify, measure, and compare activities with the nec...
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| author | Kristina M. Rabarison Connie L. Bish Mehran S. Massoudi Wayne H. Giles |
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| description | Contemporary public health professionals must address the health needs of a diverse population with constrained budgets and shrinking funds. Economic evaluation contributes to evidence-based decision making by helping the public health community identify, measure, and compare activities with the necessary impact, scalability, and sustainability to optimize population health. Asking how do investments in public health strategies influence or offset the need for downstream spending on medical care and /or social services? is important when making decisions about resource allocation and scaling of interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-404653c7573e4ff89014cbc2e1d5bd6e2022-12-21T23:33:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652015-06-01310.3389/fpubh.2015.00164141637Economic evaluation enhances public health decision makingKristina M. Rabarison0Connie L. Bish1Mehran S. Massoudi2Wayne H. Giles3Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionContemporary public health professionals must address the health needs of a diverse population with constrained budgets and shrinking funds. Economic evaluation contributes to evidence-based decision making by helping the public health community identify, measure, and compare activities with the necessary impact, scalability, and sustainability to optimize population health. Asking how do investments in public health strategies influence or offset the need for downstream spending on medical care and /or social services? is important when making decisions about resource allocation and scaling of interventions.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00164/fullCost-Benefit Analysiscost-effectiveness analysiseconomic evaluationPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS RESEARCHcost analysisCost-utility analysis |
| spellingShingle | Kristina M. Rabarison Connie L. Bish Mehran S. Massoudi Wayne H. Giles Economic evaluation enhances public health decision making Frontiers in Public Health Cost-Benefit Analysis cost-effectiveness analysis economic evaluation PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH cost analysis Cost-utility analysis |
| title | Economic evaluation enhances public health decision making |
| title_full | Economic evaluation enhances public health decision making |
| title_fullStr | Economic evaluation enhances public health decision making |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic evaluation enhances public health decision making |
| title_short | Economic evaluation enhances public health decision making |
| title_sort | economic evaluation enhances public health decision making |
| topic | Cost-Benefit Analysis cost-effectiveness analysis economic evaluation PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH cost analysis Cost-utility analysis |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00164/full |
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