Hello!
It is great to see courses in economic evaluation becoming more common,
however, I need some information now to link public health strategies to
positive outcomes that can save the region money.
I have been asked by our health region to do a search for cost-effective
evidence for public health preventive strategies to gain more financial
support for primary prevention and health promotion.  Specifically for
health promotion projects that have been less commonly seen as part of the
role of public health, e.g. early childhood and school support programs for
high risk families. Isolation and poverty are some of the key issues here.
 I am aware of the following: CPRN and the prevention dividend project and
growing healthy kids web sites and the publication Investing in Our Children
and the various home visitation programs such as Hawaii Healthy Start, Olds
and colleagues and the Ontario Better Beginnings, Better Futures
Communities... all great.
Does anyone know of other recent cost effectiveness evidence for PH
strategies, for example evaluations of advocacy by public health nurses,
community development, social support or innovative parenting programs.

Marian Tomm Pastore
Health Planning Coordinator
Simon Fraser Health Region
#300 - 4946 Canada Way
Burnaby, BC V5G 4H7
Phone: 604-918-7607
Fax: 604-918-7630
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