- decision psychology
- costing methods
- evidence synthesis
- test performance
- calibration/validation
- dynamic simulation
- approaches and applications
- risk analysis
- benefit-cost analysis
- cost-effectiveness analysis
- technology assessment
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ReviewPublication 2016Strengthening Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Public Health Policy
Many important opportunities to improve health lie outside the health sector and involve improving the …
Many important opportunities to improve health lie outside the health sector and involve improving the conditions in which we live and work: safe design and maintenance of roads, bridges, train tracks, and airports; control of environmental pollutants; occupational safety; healthy buildings; a safe and healthy food supply; safe manufacture of consumer products; a healthy social environment; and others. Faced with the overwhelming array of possibilities, U.S. decision makers need help identifying those that can contribute the…
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Costing Methods | Climate/Environment | North America | Social Determinants | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Environmental Health | Health Systems | Policy/Regulation | Economics/Finance | Food/Agriculture | Health/Medicine -
Working PaperPublication 2015Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Cities
This paper provides a short introduction to the use of benefit-cost analysis to assess interventions …
This paper provides a short introduction to the use of benefit-cost analysis to assess interventions undertaken at the city or municipal level. It introduces the concepts that underlie the conduct of benefit-cost analysis, describes the major analytic components, and discusses how to tailor the analysis to the characteristics of the policy and the resources available. It concludes with a list of references for those interested in learning more.
Benefit-Cost Analysis | Climate/Environment | North America | Social Determinants | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Decision Analysis | Environmental Health | Policy/Regulation | Culture/Society | Economics/Finance | Government/Law | Critical Thinking/Analysis