Health Economics
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PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE
Economic relationships and health inequalities: improving public health recommendations
This article recognizes the economic relationships between social groups that face health inequalities. This article particularly looks at rent, interest, capital gains, profit, monopoly and speculation and their impact on health inequalities.
Economic relationships and health inequalities: improving public health recommendations
GUIDE
How to Make the Case for Sustainable Investment in Well-being and Health Equity: A Practical Guide
This practical guide by Public Health Wales outlines a step-by-step process of how to synthesise, translate and communicate public health and health economics evidence into policy and practice, making the case for sustainable investment in well-being and health equity. The guide argues that population health is an economic asset and a productive good. It is intended to help key stakeholders, advocates for health and equity, civil servants and other health and non-health professionals who have a role in informing, influencing or shaping national and subnational policy and practice.
How to Make the Case for Sustainable Investment in Well-being and Health Equity: A Practical Guide
GUIDE
Driving Prosperity for All through Investing for Health and Well-being: An Evidence Informed Guide for Cross-sector Investment
This guide by Public Health Wales suggests policy options for priority investment in Wales, based on the best available Welsh and European evidence. The policy options address areas of high burden and costs, as well as demonstrating co-benefits (returns) to the economy, society and the environment, including investing in quality early education and care, life-long learning opportunities and job training and supporting adult learning and health literacy. The guide can be used by policy- and decision-makers across national and local government, the health and social care service, and public bodies in all other sectors in Wales.
REPORT
The Health and Well-being Impact of Regional Funding in Wales
This report focuses specifically on the health and well-being impact of the loss of European Union (EU) Structural Funds and the risks and opportunities presented by a replacement scheme. It aims to inform national, regional and local decision makers in Wales, particularly those involved in the allocation and management of future regional funding schemes. The report contains key insights on the current importance of the EU Structural Funds for the health and well-being of local areas with a focus on different population groups.
The Health and Well-being Impact of Regional Funding in Wales
ARTICLE
Cost of health inequality to the NHS in Wales
There are wide inequalities in health and healthcare use between people living in more deprived neighbourhoods and those living in less deprived neighbourhoods in Wales. Tackling health inequality through a combination of health promotion and early intervention policies targeted toward deprived communities could yield substantial improvement in health and wellbeing, as well as savings for the Welsh NHS.
Cost of health inequality to the NHS in Wales