Return on Public Health Investment

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela B. Hutchinson ◽  
Paul G. Farnham ◽  
Nadezhda Duffy ◽  
Richard J. Wolitski ◽  
Stephanie L. Sansom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Investment

Need for National Commitments to Cancer Research to Guide Public Health Investment and Practice

2015 ◽  
pp. 249-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward L. Trimble ◽  
Preetha Rajaraman ◽  
Ann Chao ◽  
Thomas Gross ◽  
Carol Levin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cancer Research ◽  
Health Investment

Tackling the knife violence epidemic requires a radical upgrade in public health investment

BMJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. k2116
Author(s):  
Laura Cattermole ◽  
Padmanabhan Badrinath ◽  
Abdul Razaq
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Investment

EFFECT OF PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTMENT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VIA SAVINGS AND FERTILITY

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1341-1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Nakamura ◽  
Yuko Mihara
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
Panel Estimation ◽  
Health Investment ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
Opposing Effects

This study considers adult mortality and analyzes the effect of public health investment on economic development, whereby investment increases savings but decreases fertility through a decrease in adult mortality. As the labor force increases, investment temporarily decreases capital per unit of labor. However, the decrease in fertility increases capital per unit of labor in subsequent periods. By considering these two opposing effects of decreasing fertility, we clarify the conditions required for investment to improve economic development via increasing savings and decreasing fertility. We examine panel estimation and present some weak evidence for our model.

scholarly journals Reducing Sodium Intake in Children: A Public Health Investment

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 657-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Appel ◽  
Alice H. Lichtenstein ◽  
Emily A. Callahan ◽  
Alan Sinaiko ◽  
Linda Van Horn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sodium Intake ◽  
Health Investment

scholarly journals Simulating the Fiscal Impact of Anti-Obesity Medications as an Obesity Reduction Strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 004695802199051
Author(s):  
Mina Kabiri ◽  
Alison Sexton Ward ◽  
Abhilasha Ramasamy ◽  
Rebecca Kee ◽  
Rahul Ganguly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Net Benefit ◽  
Health Investment ◽  
Fiscal Impact ◽  
Reduction Strategy ◽  
Medicaid Spending ◽  
Potential Impact

While substantial public health investment in anti-smoking initiatives has had demonstrated benefits on health and fiscal outcomes, similar investment in reducing obesity has not been undertaken, despite the substantial burden obesity places on society. Anti-obesity medications (AOMs) are poorly prescribed despite evidence that weight loss is not sustained using other strategies alone. We used a simulation model to estimate the potential impact of 100% uptake of AOMs on Medicare and Medicaid spending, disability payments, and taxes collected relative to status quo with negligible AOM use. Relative to status quo, AOM use simulation would result in Medicare and Medicaid savings of $231.5 billion and $188.8 billion respectively over 75 years. Government tax revenues would increase by $452.8 billion. Overall, the net benefit would be $746.6 billion. Anti-smoking efforts have had substantial benefits for society. A similar investment in obesity reduction, including broad use of AOMs, should be considered.

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