This is a recording of a training led by Dr. Michael Long and Dr. Stephen Resch. This introductory training looks at how economic evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis can advance chronic disease prevention and health equity. This training is intended for anyone working in public health with an interest in learning about the key concepts of cost-effectiveness analysis to advance their work.
View the slides from this training.
The CHOICES Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health hosted this virtual Web Forum on July 14, 2021. Key leaders in the field discussed how cost-effectiveness analysis can be a useful decision-making tool to prioritize strategies that promote healthy eating, active living, and health equity.
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The CHOICES Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health hosted this virtual Web Forum on June 16, 2021. Key leaders in the field discussed how cost-effectiveness analysis can be a useful decision-making tool to prioritize strategies that promote healthy eating, active living, and health equity.
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Zach Ward describes how the CHOICES microsimulation model is used to look at the future and potential impact of a strategy, and how CHOICES modifies the model to fit a local context.
Dr. Stephen Resch describes why cost analyses can be useful, what key costing perspectives and principles are, and what the CHOICES methods and approach for defining and identifying strategy components, activities, and resources are.
Dr. Steve Gortmaker provides an overview of the CHOICES Project, discussing both the methods and goals of the project.
Dr. Erica Kenney discusses the importance of quantitative estimates for behavior and BMI change, how the CHOICES team determines the quality of research evidence, and how the strategy-health pathway is used to estimate a strategy’s impact on health.
Dr. Angie Cradock describes the CHOICES methods for estimating strategy reach and identifying reach data sources.