Applying Modeling to Improve Health and Economic Policy Decisions in the Americas [electronic resource]: The Case of Noncommunicable Diseases /
PAHO.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Washington, D.C. : Pan American Health Organization,
2015.
The book introduces several models for assessing health and economic policies in relation to NCDs; shows how the models can be used for different diseases or risk factors; and provides case studies of those models’ application in various countries in the Americas. The ultimate goal is to help policymakers find the best strategies for cost-effective and evidence-based NCD interventions.
Foreword Introduction Modeling a Better Future for the Health Sector Chapter&nbsp;1. The OECD/WHO Chronic Disease Prevention (CDP) Model: A Tool to Identify Effective and Efficient Strategies to Prevent NCDs Case Study: The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Prevention Policies in Brazil, Canada and Mexico Chapter 2. Estimating Macroeconomic Impacts with Computational General Equilibrium Modeling Case Study 1: The Impact of Adopting a Healthier Diet in Canada Case Study 2: The Effect of Nutrition-Related NCDs on Worker Absenteeism and Labor Productivity in Canada Chapter 3. The Cardiovascular Disease Policy Model: Using a National Cardiovascular Disease Simulation Model to Project the Impact of National Dietary Salt Lowering Programs Case Study: Projecting the Health and Economic Impact of Dietary Salt Lowering In The United States And Argentina List of Contributors and Acknowledgments
The book introduces several models for assessing health and economic policies in relation to NCDs; shows how the models can be used for different diseases or risk factors; and provides case studies of those models’ application in various countries in the Americas. The ultimate goal is to help policymakers find the best strategies for cost-effective and evidence-based NCD interventions.
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