Promoting Health, Preventing Disease
The Economic Case
- READ
- 29 Oct 2015
- Pages:
- 340
- ISBN:
- 9780335262274 (PDF)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9780335262274-en
A growing body of evidence from economic studies shows areas where appropriate policies can generate health and other benefits at an affordable cost, sometimes reducing health expenditure and helping to redress health inequalities at the same time. The evidence is especially strong for policies to curb tobacco smoking and harmful alcohol use, while gaps still exist in the evidence base on tackling unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity, as well as environmental exposures and road accidents. The book underscores the importance of taking a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach in addressing the rising tide of non-communicable diseases.
Table of Contents
List of contributors
List of tables, figures and boxes
Foreword
Executive summary
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Part I Introduction
Introduction to the economics of health promotion and disease prevention
Franco Sassi, Sherry Merkur and David McDaid
Supporting effective and efficient policies: The role of economic analysis
David McDaid, Franco Sassi and Sherry Merkur
Measurement challenges in the economic evaluation of public health interventions
Silvia Evers, Marie-Jeanne
Aarts and Adrienne
Alayli-Goebbels
Part II Making the economic case for tackling key risk factors to health
Curbing tobacco smoking
Joy Townsend
Tackling alcohol-related harms
Peter Anderson
Promoting physical activity
Michele Cecchini and Fiona Bull
Improving the quality of nutrition
Corinna Hawkes and Franco Sassi
Addressing environmental risks for child health
Leonardo Trasande and Zachary Brown
Preventing road-related injuries
Rob Anderson, David McDaid and A-La Park
Protecting mental health, preventing depression
Filip Smit, Pim Cuijpers, Ionela Petrea and David McDaid
Part III Broader perspectives on the economics of health promotion and disease prevention
Social determinants of health: Early childhood development and education
Marc Suhrcke and Don Kenkel
Health promotion, disease prevention and health inequalities
Cristina Hernández-Quevedo and Helen Weatherly
Part IV Translating evidence into policy
Evidence into policy: The case of public health
Michael P. Kelly and Natalie Bartle
Making an economic case for intersectoral action
David McDaid and Matthias Wismar
The economics of health promotion and disease prevention: The way forward
Sherry Merkur, David McDaid and Franco Sassi
Index
