Economics of Public Health

Economics of Public Health features articles on the economic value of investing in health and interventions that prevent ill health.

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Financing UK Climate Change Adaptation: Can We Afford It?

Climate change is now a well-known, broadly recognised and politically contentious phenomenon that is taking place across the globe. As ...
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Value of Prevention

Prevention has been recognised as an important aspect of public health. It is often said that 'prevention is better than ...
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What Is Social Care? A Simple Guide

In this economic lens we look at what social care is and who might need it, the relationship between social ...
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Health Inequalities Explained

Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes, access to care and/or health determinants that exist between different population groups due ...
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Wider Determinants of Health Explained

The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ...
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The Health Economics of Climate Change

Climate change is a public health issue because it threatens the well-being of people around the world. The health economic ...
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£38bn per annum: A comprehensive economic cost of child poverty in the UK

Cost of Child Poverty in the UK How many children live in poverty in the UK? "For the 3.9 million ...
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The Economics of Preventative Healthcare

On the face of it, raising taxes on products which harm health is likely to be a win-win. Why are ...

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