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Evaluating the Societal Costs of Potentially Preventable Illnesses: Developing A Common Approach

In: Future Public Health

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  • Graham Lister
  • Richard Fordham
  • Miranda Mugford
  • Abiodun Olukoga
  • Edward Wilson
  • Dominic McVey

Abstract

This paper is based on a review produced for the National Consumer Council to support their report on social marketing for health, It’s our health (National Social Marketing Centre, 2006). The aims were to explore ways of assessing the cost to society of risky behaviour and preventable illnesses based on the best available evidence,1 and to demonstrate the value of adopting a consistent approach across different types of preventable behaviours. The analysis presented here focuses on alcohol misuse, tobacco, obesity, preventable Coronary Vascular Disease (CVD) and preventable mental illness. Estimates of the health impact for each behaviour or condition are made, and the costs associated with it calculated. Unresolved issues are identified, and work for future development is suggested.

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  • Graham Lister & Richard Fordham & Miranda Mugford & Abiodun Olukoga & Edward Wilson & Dominic McVey, 2009. "Evaluating the Societal Costs of Potentially Preventable Illnesses: Developing A Common Approach," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Sandra Dawson & Zoë Slote Morris (ed.), Future Public Health, chapter 11, pages 233-247, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-58254-5_12
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230582545_12
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